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)`

Service Management2017.11

Administer > Database administration > Data persistence > Database dictionary > Renaming a database dictionary > Rename a database dictionary

Rename a database dictionary

Applies to User Roles:

System Administrator

Database dictionary names must be one word. No blanks and no special delimiters are allowed.

You can rename a database dictionary by using System Definition or by using the Database Dictionary utility. Choose one of the following methods to rename a database dictionary.

Rename a database dictionary by using System Definition

To rename a database dictionary using System Definition:

On the System Navigation, click System Definition > Tables > file_name.

Note: You can type the first letter of a table name to jump to that alphabetic section. For example, type o to jump to the oncall table. Double-click a table to open it.
Click Rename.
Type the desired file name in the Rename To text box.
Click OK. ITSMA Service Management displays the following message: File renamed from <old name> to <new name>.

Rename a database dictionary by using the Database Dictionary utility

To rename a database dictionary using the Database Dictionary utility:

Open the old dbdict using the Database Dictionary utility.

Click Tailoring > Database Dictionary.
Open the More Actions menu and click Copy/Rename.
Type the desired file name in the New Name text box.
Select the Rename option.
Click OK. The renamed database dictionary opens with the following message in the status bar: Dbdict successfully renamed.
Click OK to exit the record and save the file with the new name.

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