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Searching for Presentation Catalog Items Using Catalog Manager

You can search for items in the Presentation Catalog using the Search function. For example, you might want to search for all items that have a property with the value of "administrator."

When you search, you can limit the search by:

• Name — Limits the search to the names of items.
• Description — Limits the search to the Description property.
• Property values — Limits the search to the values of properties.
• Owner — Limits the search to the owners of items.
• Object type — Searches for all types of objects or limits the search to the specific type of object that you specify. You can specify folders, requests, filters, iBots, dashboard prompts, or dashboard pages.
• Date — Limits the search to items that were created on the dates that you specify or to items that were last modified on the dates that you specify.

To search for an item:

1. In Catalog Manager, open the Presentation Catalog.
2. Click Search on the Toolbar.
3. In the Search for any or all criteria below field, type the word or phrase to search for.
4. If you want to limit the search, click Advanced Search.
5. In the Advanced Search area, specify the constraints for the search.
6. Click Search.

TIP:   When you have finished searching, click Explorer on the Toolbar to return to the Tree and Table panes.