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3.7.2 SPARQL Assistant 
 
The SPARQ L assistant extends the functionality of the simple SPARQL search described in the 
previous section. More complex queries for datasets could be built by clicking s everal options in the 
GUI. 
1. Category/Theme 
Select one or more Categories/Themes defined in the  DCAT-AP standard to filter the results.  
Datasets will only be listed in the result if they belong to all selected categories/themes. 
2. Distribution format 
Datasets can contain d istributions in different formats. You can select one or more formats to 
exclude datasets from the result which distributions do not contain the desired formats. If your 
format selection by the DCAT-AP standard is to strict you may enter a custom format string at the 
bottom of the list, which will result in a simple text comparison in the format label field. 
3. Search for keyword 
Enter a search term which must be found in the dataset. You can li mit this to the title or the 
description. By enabling both options the term has to occur in the title and the description. 
4. Count number of results 
By clicking the “only count number of results” option, only the number of results that mat ches 
the SPARQL query is returned.