Searching for an Element

The Search function allows you to recursively search for an element in the domain or organization hierarchy. It searches for not only the direct children of an element, but also all descendents. To perform a search of only the direct children of an element, use the Find function.

A search opens the Search window, which also allows you to perform a more advanced search.

The Search feature only supports LDAP and hybrid repositories, but does not support file-based repositories. If you perform a search on a file-based repository, the result is always reported as Elements Found (0).

Steps

1. Type the name or partial name of the element that you wish to search for into the search field.

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   Note –

   The search is not case-sensitive and not strict, for example, the search string "bc" will match "ABC" and "bcd". An asterisk (*) denotes an arbitrary sequence of characters within a search string. You can use more than one asterisk at any location in the string. An empty field is equivalent to a field with the search string “*”.

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2. Click the Search button.

   The Search window opens. Any string that you typed into the search field of the Navigation area is moved from that search field to the search field of the Search window, and a search for that string is started automatically. Any results are then displayed in a results table, which shows the name, type and path of any found elements.

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   Note –

   The maximum number of results is capped at 100.

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   If no results were found, or if you left the search field in the Navigation area blank, you can type in the name of an element in the search field of the Search window.

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   Tip –

   Use the type modifier list, located next to the search field, to search for a specific element type, such as “Search domains”.

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3. If necessary, add advanced options to the search by clicking the Show Advanced Options button.

   The advanced options consist of the following:

   • Restrict to: you can determine the element at which the search algorithm should start to traverse through the tree.

   • Results displayed per page: allows you to determine the number of results displayed on every page of the results table.

4. Click the Search button again to view results for a new or modified search.

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   Note –

   Clicking the Reset button changes all search parameters to the default and clears the Search field.

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