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Search for an Entry

You can search for entries whose name, description, or both match the string entered in the search criteria. The 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.

Steps
  1. 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.

  2. From the Search Options, specify the search option to use. The following options are available:

  3. Click the search button Search icon on the toolbar.

  4. In the search box, type the phrase you want to search for.

  5. Click Advanced.

  6. Choose the type of match between the search string and the results:

    Note: These options are only available for search options: Name field, Name or description field or Description field.

  7. In the Type box, click the type of entry to search for.

    Tip: To search for all shortcuts in the selected location, click Shortcuts.

  8. 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.

  9. In the Scope box, click the folders you want to include in the search.

  10. Click the Search Search icon 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.