Query Groups

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

Query groups are an optional feature to help you find and organize your queries in Compose. Query groups are personal to you and cannot be shared.

Create a Query Group

To create a query group:

1. Click Compose > Open Query.

2. Click By Query Group.

3. Click the plus sign to create a group.

4. Name the group.

Add a Query to a Query Group

To add a query to a query group:

1. Make sure the query has been saved.

2. Click Compose > Open Query.

3. Select a folder on the left.

4. Search for a query by name by entering text in Filter this list.

5. Select the desired query.

6. In the bottom right corner, click Add Group.

7. Click Select a query group to add. A list of your groups will appear.

8. Select the desired query group.

Find a Query in a Query Group

To find a query in a query group:

1. Click Compose > Open Query.

2. Select By Query Group on the left.

3. In 2023.3.1 and later, you can sort the list of query groups. By default they are sorted by most recently updated. Click Updated date and select how you want to sort your query groups.

4. Select the query group.

5. Search for a query by name by entering text in Filter this list.

6. Select the desired query.

Remove a Query from a Query Group

To remove a query from a query group:

1. Click Compose > Open Query.

2. Select a folder on the left.

3. Search for a query by name by entering text in Filter this list.

4. Select the desired query.

5. In the query details on the right, hover over the name of a query group and click the X icon that appears. The query will be removed from that group.

Rename or Delete a Query Group

To rename or delete a query group:

1. Click Compose > Open Query.

2. Select By Query Group on the left.

3. In 2023.3.1 and later, you can sort the list of query groups. By default they are sorted by most recently updated. Click Updated date and select how you want to sort your query groups.

4. Select the query group you want to rename or delete.

5. To rename the query group, click the pencil icon, then change the name. Press enter or click away from the name to save the change.

6. To delete the query group, click the trash can icon. A confirmation dialog will appear. Click OK to delete the query group.