In IBM® Cognos® Connection, you can search
for entries whose name, description, or both match the string entered
in the search criteria. These types of 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 and results.
Table 1. Search
examples and results| Search definition
|
Search example
|
Search result
|
|---|
| 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"
|
Only entries for which you have access permissions are
included in the search results.
For information about multilingual
searches, see Searching for an entry in multiple languages.
Procedure
- For name, description, or name and description searches,
go to the highest level folder that 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 that 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.
