Searching For Objects using Object Search
You use the object search on the toolbar to search for objects by specific criteria sets. The criteria are combined by default using the AND operator, this can be overridden. The searches can be optionally saved and the results downloaded.
For each criterion, you select a type:
- Application - search for objects by the name of their application
- Documentation - search objects by contents of the Documentation field
- Description - search objects by contents of the Description field
- Documentation - search for objects by Name, Description, Documentation fields, or any combination thereof
- File Event - search for file events by source and/or move directory
- Modified - search for objects modified by a particular user and/or a specific time frame.
- Name - search for objects by Name
- Parameter Value - search for processes, process definitions, and/or chains, or any combination thereof by parameter name/parameter value combination.
- Partition - search for objects by partition
- Source - search for process definitions, actions, libraries, and/or triggers, or any combination thereof by the contents of the Source field
- Specific Field - search for objects by a specific field
Depending on the type of search, you select an operator. The Like and Not Like operators implicitly place wildcards before and after your keyword(s). The Equals and Not Equals are exact match searches.
Results
The following table lists the options for the results of your query:
| Field | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Result Type | All Results Count Limited | Allows you to select if you want all results to be displayed (All Results, default), only the number of matching results (Count), or a subset of the results (Limited). |
| Row Limit | Used in conjunction with Result TypeLimited, allows you to specify the maximum number of results you want displayed. | |
| Combine Rule | When more than one search query has been specified, you can use operators for the different queries. | |
| Custom Combine Rule | The combine rule allows you to use operators (conjunction, disjunction) for the various queries, for example, if you have 3 queries, you can use AND, OR or a combination of them as follows (A and B) or C. | |
| Sort Rule | Two sort methods are available, by search relevance and per object type. |
Combine Rule
Each criterion is assigned to a letter of the alphabet, in the order they were created. When you delete a criterion that is not the last, the letters of the criteria following it are re-allocated.
The Combine Rule allows you to set one operator for all criteria ( and, or ) or construct a logical expression (Custom).
You specify the Custom Combine Rule logical expression according to the rules of logiocal con- and disjunction:
(A and B) or C- two result sets are merged, the results which match both criteriaAandBas well as the results that matchC(A or B) and (C or D)- four result sets are merged: matchingAandC,AandD,BandC, and finallyBandD; another way to specify this would be(A and C) or (A and D) or (B and C) or (B and D)
Actions
The following table lists actions that are available on the Results tab:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Download Results | Download an HTML file containing the results of the search. |
| Help | Displays this Help topic. |
| Search | Performs the search once more. |
| Save As | Save the Object Search. |
| Cancel | Cancel the search. |
Search Types
Application Type Search
The search returns all ApplicationObjects of which the Application field value matches (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Application | Set the search type to Application, searches for objects belonging to specific applications. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. |
Documentation Type Search
The search returns all objects that have a Documentation field value that matches (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Documentation | Set the search type to Documentation, searches Documentation fields. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. |
Description Type Search
The search returns all objects that have a Description field value that matches (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Description | Set the search type to Description. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. |
Documentation Type Search
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Documentation | Set the search type to Documentation, searches Name, Description, and Documentation fields, or any combination thereof. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. | |
| Scope | Allows you to set the fields to search. |
The search returns all objects that have a Name, Description, or Documentation field (or any combination thereof) that match(es) (or not) a specific string.
File Event Type Search
The search returns all file events that have a Source or Move directory that matches (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | File Event | Set the search type to File Event, searches Source or Move directories of File Events, or both. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. | |
| Scope | Allows you to set the fields to search. |
Modified Type Search
The search returns all objects modified by a specific user or during a specific time or both.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Modified | Set the search type to Modified, searches for modifications carried out by specific users and/or during a specific period. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Username | The name of the user that modified an object (optional). | |
| Start Date | Start time of the period where the modification took place (optional). | |
| End Date | End time of the period where the modification took place. |
Name Type Search
The search returns all objects that have a name or a child object's name that matches a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Set the search type to Name, searches Name fields |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match |
| Search For | The value to search for |
Parameter Value Type Search
The search returns processes, process definitions, and/or chains, or any combination thereof, that have a specific parameter name/value combination.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Parameter Value | Set the search type to Parameter Value, searches Parameter Name/Value combinations. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Parameter Name | The parameter name to search for. | |
| Parameter Value | The parameter value to search for. | |
| Scope | Allows you to set the object(s) to search for, processes, process definitions, and/or chains. |
Partition Type Search
The search returns all PartitionableObjects which have the Partition field value matching (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Partition | Set the search type to Partition, searches for objects in partitions. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. |
Source Type Search
The search returns process definitions, actions, libraries, and/or triggers, or any combination thereof, that have the Source field value matching (or not) a specific string.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Source | Set the search type to Source, searches for objects that has a value in a source field matching the search query. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Search For | The value to search for. | |
| Scope | Allows you to set the object(s) to search for process definitions, actions, Libraries, and/or triggers. |
Specific Field Type Search
The search returns all objects of a specific type, or one of its child objects, that have a specific field that matches (or not) a specific value.
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Specific Field | Set the search type to Specific Field, searches for specific objects matching (or not) a specified value in a specified field. |
| Operator | {Like, Not Like, Equals, Not Equals} | The operator for the match. |
| Object Type | Object type to search. | |
| Field | Field to search for. | |
| Related Field | Child field of the previously selected field (if applicable). | |
| Search For | The value to search for in the previously selected field of the previously selected object. |
Example
You need to search for all process definitions of type SAPR3, you use the following query:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Specific Field |
| Operator | Equals |
| Object Type | JobDefinition |
| Field | JobDefinitionType |
| Related Field | SearchName |
| Search For | SAPR3 |
| Result Type | All Results |
| Combine Rule | |
| Sort Rule | Relevance |
Result
All process definitions of type SAPR3 are displayed on the Results tab.