Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Use > Topology Designs > Components (Topology Designs) > Component Characteristics

Component characteristics

The Characteristics tab is visible for concrete components.

Characteristics describe a component and must be used in combination with capabilities. For example, an Apache 2.4 Web Server concrete component can define support for the following characteristics:

Apache Web Server
Apache Web Server 2.x
Apache Web Server 2.4

If this component supports the Web Server capability, a service designer can include a Web Server capability in a design and specify that the design requires the "Apache Web Server 2.4" characteristic. This allows a design containing the Apache 2.4 Web Server component (or any other Web Server components supporting this characteristic) to be chosen as part of provisioning the design.

A component should be associated with a capability when supported characteristics are configured. For more information, see Component capability.

Tasks

View the following information about the characteristics:

Supported Characteristics — See a list of the characteristics supported by the component.

Perform the following tasks:

Select characteristics for this component — Click this link or click Select.

Item	Description
Available Characteristics	Select one or more characteristics in the list and click Add.
Selected Characteristics	View the list of selected characteristics or select one or more, and click Remove.
Manage Characteristics	Create a characteristic - If this is your first characteristic, click Create your first characteristic now. Provide a Display Name for the characteristic. Provide a Description for the characteristic. When characteristics already exist, you can: Click the Create icon to create a new characteristic. Click the Edit icon to edit a selected characteristic. Click the Delete icon to delete a selected characteristic. You cannot delete a characteristic that is a required characteristic in a partial design.

Item

Description

Available Characteristics

Select one or more characteristics in the list and click Add.

Selected Characteristics

View the list of selected characteristics or select one or more, and click Remove.

Manage Characteristics

Create a characteristic - If this is your first characteristic, click Create your first characteristic now.

Provide a Display Name for the characteristic.
Provide a Description for the characteristic.

When characteristics already exist, you can:

Click the Create icon to create a new characteristic.
Click the Edit icon to edit a selected characteristic.
Click the Delete icon to delete a selected characteristic. You cannot delete a characteristic that is a required characteristic in a partial design.

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