CI Conditional Search Dialog Box

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)`

This dialog box enables you to search for CIs by attribute conditions, by related CIs, and by attribute conditions of related CIs.

To access

In the CI Selector, select the Advanced tab in Search mode and click the ellipsis button next to CI Conditional Search.

See also

CI Selector Overview

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
Attribute name	Select an attribute from the drop-down list. Note If you select Display Label from the Attribute name list, the operator Like ignore case does not appear in the Operator list since a Display Label Like ignore case condition can be added using the CI name/Related CI Name.
CI Name	Enter a CI name for which to search.
CI Type	Click the ellipsis button to select a CI type from the tree.
Integration Points	If you want to run your search over federated CIs also, click the ellipsis button to select the target integration points for the CIs. Note If you select a disconnected integration point for your search, an error message appears when the search is run, asking if you want to see local search results.
Operator	Select an operator from the drop-down list.
Related CI Name	Enter the name of a related CI for the search.
Related CI Type	Click the ellipsis button to select a CI type from the tree for a search by related CI.
Relationship Type	Click the ellipsis button to select a relationship from the tree for a search by related CI.
Search by CI conditions	Select the check box to run a search for CIs with the specified conditions. Each row represents an attribute condition that you specify. Use the And/Or column and the Brackets columns to link multiple conditions. Select NOT if you want the condition statement to do the opposite of what is defined. In this way, you can construct a more precise logical statement to generate the required results. Add attribute condition. Adds an attribute condition row. Select the attribute name, operator, and value to define the attribute condition. Delete selected row. Deletes the selected attribute condition. Move selected row up. Moves the selected row up. Move selected row down. Moves the selected row down. . Show Criteria. Displays the criteria of the selected condition in a pop-up dialog box.
Search by related CI conditions	Select to run a search for CIs related to CIs with the specified conditions. Note If you select Display Label from the Attribute name list, the operator Like ignore case does not appear in the Operator list since a Display Label Like ignore case condition can be added using the CI name/Related CI Name.
Search by related CI criteria	Select to run a search for CIs related to the specified CIs or CI types.
Value	Enter a value for the attribute condition.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

Attribute name

Select an attribute from the drop-down list.

Note If you select Display Label from the Attribute name list, the operator Like ignore case does not appear in the Operator list since a Display Label Like ignore case condition can be added using the CI name/Related CI Name.

CI Name

Enter a CI name for which to search.

CI Type

Click the ellipsis button to select a CI type from the tree.

Integration Points

If you want to run your search over federated CIs also, click the ellipsis button to select the target integration points for the CIs.

Note If you select a disconnected integration point for your search, an error message appears when the search is run, asking if you want to see local search results.

Operator

Select an operator from the drop-down list.

Related CI Name

Enter the name of a related CI for the search.

Related CI Type

Click the ellipsis button to select a CI type from the tree for a search by related CI.

Relationship Type

Click the ellipsis button to select a relationship from the tree for a search by related CI.

Search by CI conditions

Select the check box to run a search for CIs with the specified conditions.

Each row represents an attribute condition that you specify. Use the And/Or column and the Brackets columns to link multiple conditions. Select NOT if you want the condition statement to do the opposite of what is defined. In this way, you can construct a more precise logical statement to generate the required results.

Add attribute condition. Adds an attribute condition row. Select the attribute name, operator, and value to define the attribute condition.