Search for Vertex AI Feature Store resources

You can use the advanced search in Vertex AI Feature Store to search for online store instances, feature views, and features.

The following resources are included in the search results:

  • Vertex AI Feature Store resources on which you have the read permissions.

  • Feature views that are associated with feature groups and features, and aren't directly associated with the BigQuery data source. The metadata for these feature views aren't managed in Dataplex and aren't included in the search results.

For information on how to search for resource metadata in Data Catalog, see Search for resource metadata in Data Catalog.

Before you begin

Before you use the advanced search in Vertex AI Feature Store, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Enable the Dataplex API.

    Enable the API

  2. Ensure that you have the following IAM permissions in the project:
    dataplex.projects.search
    Note that you don't need this permission in all the projects that you want to include within the scope of your search.

Search for resources

To search for a Vertex AI Feature Store resource, follow these steps:

Console

  1. Go to the Advanced search page.

    Go to Advanced search

  2. Enter the following search parameters:

    • Keyword: Optional. Enter the search keywords to search based on the resource name or metadata.

    • Resource type: Click the type of resource to search for. The available options include the following:

      • All—Include online stores, feature views, and feature groups in the search results.

      • Online store—Include only online store instances in the search results. You can optionally select a Storage type to filter the search results based on the type of online serving.

      • Feature view—Include only feature views in the search results. You can optionally provide a Feature name to filter the search results to include feature views associated with the feature name.

      • Feature group—Include only feature groups in the search results. You can optionally provide a Feature name to filter the search results based on the names of the features within the feature groups.

    • Search all projects: To search for resources in all Google Cloud projects, select this check box. To search for resources only in the project that you have selected, clear the check box.

  3. Click Search.

    To view the metadata for a resource in Dataplex, click the resource name in the search results, and then click View in Dataplex.

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