One of the key features of Clip Link is its filter options. These options, if optimized correctly, can help improve content searchability using available metadata. 

How to set this up:

1) It is first necessary to understand what Metadata views your Clip Link is pointing to in Curator System Administrator (CSA). To do this, navigate to the relevant Clip Link folder and edit the web.config in your preferred text editor (The default file path is: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\CuratorClipLink).

• Find the line that references SearchFilterViewName or ParentLevelViewName - these should be side by side.
• The values present for the above two add key values will indicate which metadata views Clip Link is using to populate the filter by list.

2) Now the views are known, in a web browser, navigate to the Curator Server Administrator (CSA) website and log in.

• Once you are logged in, click the Metadata Views tab and look for SearchLevelViewin the left-hand list.
  • If either ParentLevelView or SearchFilterViewName is not present, you should create these now.
  • To do this, click Create on the right-hand side and populate the Name and (if necessary) Description fields. Once happy, click Save.
• With SearchLevelView selected, we can now see what metadata names are connected to this view. Each item selected can become a filter option. Therefore, if you are missing some metadata filter fields, simply find the metadata item (with All Columns or Non-members selected) and tick the Member check box. Once happy, click Save.

• Depending on how you wish for your setup to look, select ParentFilterView and choose the relevant metadata items here too.
• With everything in place, navigate to the Clip Link website, log in and check the filter options. If you cannot see the changes, and you're sure assets are actually using and populating the chosen metadata fields, you may need to clear your cache and try again.