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

Definite Media Library (DML)

ITSMA Service Management refers to a Definitive Media Library (DML) in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) context. The DML was previously called the Definitive Software Library (DSL) in ITIL versions earlier than Version 3.

The DML is the secure, logical library in which the definitive authorized versions of all media Configuration Items (CIs) are stored and protected. The DML covers not only software, but also other types of media that require control, such as databases and files. The DML is a single logical storage area that can be linked to multiple locations. All software in the DML is under the control of Change and Release Management and recorded in the Configuration Management System (CMS).

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Definite Media Library (DML)

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