Running a Search

To search for an object, do one of the following:

• From the global toolbar, click the Search icon .
• From the global toolbar, click the down arrow next to the Search icon , then select the type of object you are interested in searching for under the Variant Configuration section heading (for example, Manufacturing Features).
• Click next to the field in the page where you need to search for objects.
• From the page Actions menu or page toolbar, click Add Existing, if you are adding an existing object to a list of objects.

Note: You can click Reset at any time to clear all criteria fields.

Enter criteria as needed; you can use wildcards and enter multiple values (separated by commas or line breaks) in any text field. Depending on your installation setup, you may see additional or fewer fields:

Field	Description
Type	Enter or click to select the object type. If you change the type, the values available for the Policy field are updated to list only those policies that support the selected type. See also Selecting a Type.
Name	Enter the name of the object.
Revision	Enter a specific revision level, or: Check Highest to search for the most current revision of the object. Check By State to search for revisions in a specific lifecycle state.
Owner	Enter or click to select the name of the user who owns the object.
Policy	Enter, or click to select, a policy. Not all types support more than one policy. Select the needed policy, and click . If you change the policy, the values available for the Current field are updated to list the states in the selected policy.
State	Click to restrict the search to objects in a specific lifecycle state. Select the needed state, then click .
Originator	Enter the name of the user who created the object.
Vault	Click to specify the vault in which to search. See also Selecting a Vault.
Originated	To search for objects created within a specified time frame.
Title	Enter the title of the object (may be different from the name).
Modified	Click to search for objects modified within a specific date range. This field works the same as Originated.

Check the Case Sensitive check box to limit the search results to case-sensitive matches.

Use the Limit to to text box to specify how many items should be shown in the search results. For example, if you limit the results to 50, the system will get only the first 50 items from the database that match your criteria. The maximum is by default 1000, but may vary depending on your installation setup.

Click Search.

The bottom of the page displays the results that meet your criteria. For each object that matches the search criteria, the results list these details:

To delete one or more objects from the search results, check the desired items and then click Delete in the page toolbar. This option is available only if you clicked directly on the Search icon (not the down arrow next to the Search icon, which allows you to select an object type) from the global toolbar.

To save the search criteria, including the Type and Attribute selections:

1. Click Saved Queries > Save As.
2. Enter a name for the search, or select an existing search to overwrite it.
3. Click Done.

To re-execute a saved search, click and click the name of the search.

To add selected items to a collection, click Collections, and then click:

• Add to Clipboard Collection--Adds the items to your clipboard collection.
• New / Add to Collections--Opens the Select Collection form.

See Working with Collections for more information.