Step 9

Filtering & Permission checks

Removes off-topic or unauthorized chunks.

What It Does

Filtering narrows down search results based on metadata criteria like date, category, or source. Permission checks verify that users have appropriate access rights to the retrieved information, preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Why It Matters

Effective filtering improves retrieval precision by eliminating irrelevant results. Permission checks are crucial for security and compliance, ensuring users only see information they're authorized to access while maintaining system usability.

Common Challenges

  • Implementing efficient filtering without sacrificing retrieval performance
  • Designing flexible permission models that scale with complex organizations
  • Handling nested or inherited permissions correctly
  • Balancing security with usability and system performance
  • Maintaining consistent permission enforcement across the entire RAG pipeline
  • Managing dynamic permissions that change based on context or time

Interactive Demo

filteringPermissions.userAndQuery

filteringPermissions.configureUserRole

Access to public and internal documents

filteringPermissions.accessLevels

All Employees

filteringPermissions.filterConfiguration

filteringPermissions.configureFiltering

filteringPermissions.minimumRelevanceScore0.70
filteringPermissions.low (0.0)filteringPermissions.medium (0.5)filteringPermissions.high (1.0)

filteringPermissions.permissionChecksDescription

filteringPermissions.searchFilteringResults

filteringPermissions.runSearchToSeeResults

filteringPermissions.configureSearchParameters

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