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Searching the Repository

This topic describes how to locate object definitions for multiple object types. For information about locating object definitions for a single object type, see Locating and Modifying an Object Definition in the Object List Editor.

If you know that one or more properties includes a value, then you can search the repository across all properties of multiple object types to locate the objects that include this value.

To search the repository

1. Choose the Tools menu, and then click Search Repository.

   Searching the repository can consume a significant amount of time. You can click Cancel in the Search Repository dialog box to cancel a search at any time while the search runs.

2. In the Search Repository dialog box, in the Parameters section, enter the search criteria in the Search value window.
3. To limit the search to values that are case-sensitive, make sure the Case Sensitive check box contains a check mark. For example, to locate objects that include a value of Account and not account.
4. To limit the search to values that match the entire search string that you enter in Step 2, make sure the Exact Match check box contains a check mark.
5. In the Types to Search list, choose the object type that Siebel Tools must search.

   Note the following:

   • Siebel Tools searches all object types, by default.
   • You can click the object type to choose a single object type.
   • You can use multiselect to choose multiple object types. For more information, see Choosing More Than One Record in the Object List Editor.
   • For improved performance, search only the minimum number of object types.
6. Click Search Now.

   Siebel Tools runs the search and lists the results in the window that resides at the bottom of the Search Repository dialog box. This window lists all the objects that match the search criteria. It includes the following columns:

   Column	Description
   Type	Object type of the object that the search returns.
   Name	Name of the object that the search returns.
   Property	Property name of the object that the search returns.
   Value	Property value of the object that the search returns.

7. To display the object definition of an item that the search returns, double-click this item in the results window.

   Siebel Tools displays the object definition of the item in the Object List Editor.

8. To export the search results to a file, click Export.