Searching for Metadata Elements

Use Search to locate metadata elements in your catalog. This is useful when your metadata elements library is large.

  To search for metadata elements:

  1. Select Edit, then Search Metadata Elements.

    The search interface is launched as a tab in the left pane of the Essbase Studio Console.

  2. Enter the Name of the metadata element to search for.

  3. In Type, select <All> or, using the drop-down list, narrow your search to a specific type of metadata element.

    You can perform searches on the following metadata elements:

    • Hierarchies

    • Folders

    • Essbase models

    • Metadata Elements

    • Drill-through reports

    • Cube schemas

  4. Optional: To narrow the search location:

    1. In Look In, click Browse. In the Search Folder dialog box, navigate to the folder you want to search.

    2. Double-click the folder to be searched to close the dialog box.

    The entire contents of the Metadata Navigator is searched by default.

  5. Click Search, and then review Search Results.

  6. Optional: To clear the search criteria and the results, and begin a new search, click Clear, then repeat step 2 through step 5.

  7. To close the Search dialog box, click the X in the Search tab.

Note:

The metadata element names you enter in the Name field of the Search dialog box are retained and can be selected from the drop-down list in future searches.