Searching the Repository

This topic describes how to locate object definitions for multiple object types. For information about how to locate object definitions for a single object type, see Locating Object Definitions 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 (Siebel Tools)

1. Click 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, select this check box 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 must search for.

   Note the following:

   • All object types are searched, by default.

   • Click the object type to choose a single object type.

   • Use multiselect to choose multiple object types.

     For more information, see Selecting Multiple Records in the Object List Editor.

   • For improved performance, search only the minimum number of object types.

6. Click Search Now.

   The returned search results appear in the window at the end of the Search Repository dialog box. The window lists all objects that match the search criteria. The window 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.

   The object definition of the item is displayed in the Object List Editor.

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