You can search for entries whose name, description,
or both match the string entered in the search criteria. Name, description,
and name or description searches do not require a search index.
When
the Name, Description, and Name or description options are used for
searching, search ignores capitalization. The following table shows
examples of search criteria and results.
| Method
|
Search criteria
|
Results
|
|---|
| Contains the exact string
|
Report 1
|
"Report 1", "Report 100", "Copy of Report 1"
|
| Starts with the exact string
|
report
|
"report 1", "Report 100"
|
| Matches the exact string
|
Report
|
"Report", "report"
|
Entries for which you have access permissions are included
in the search results.
For information about multilingual searches,
see Search for an Entry in Multiple Languages.
Procedure
- For name, description, or name and description searches,
go to the highest level folder you want to include in your search.
Tip: You can increase or limit the folders to include
in your search by changing the Scope when you
enter the search criteria.
- From the Search Options, specify
one of the following:
- Name field
- Description field
- Name or description field
- Click the search button
on the toolbar.
- In the search box, type the phrase you want to search for.
- Click Advanced.
- Choose the type of match between the search string and
the results:
- To return entries that include the search string somewhere in
the name or description, click Contains the exact string.
- To return entries whose name or description begins with the search
string, click Starts with the exact string.
- To return entries whose name or description matches the search
string word for word, click Matches the exact string.
- In the Type box, click the type
of entry to search for.
Tip: To search for
all shortcuts in the selected location, click Shortcuts.
- In the Modified box, click the date
that the entry was last modified.
For example, if you
want the search to return entries that were updated in the last week,
click In last week.
Note: This
option is only available in the Cognos® namespace.
- In the Scope box, click the folders
you want to include in the search.
- Click the Search button .
The
entries matching the search criteria and for which you have permissions
to view appear at the bottom of the screen under Results.
Tip: To
open an entry, click its link.