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)`

Universal CMDB11.0

Use > Configuration Manager > Introduction > Introduction to Configuration Manager > Topology Mode and Inventory Mode

Topology Mode and Inventory Mode

Configuration management can be conducted from a topology perspective or from an inventory perspective. A service owner may prefer to view the complete service topology from the highest level business service CI down to the hardware CIs, while a manager focusing on a specific CI type, such as the database administrator, may want to see a list consisting of many CIs of the same type.

To address this issue, Configuration Manager offers two different modes for viewing each managed environment:

Inventory mode. A filterable list of CIs
Topology mode. A topological graph

Inventory mode enables you to filter large lists of composite CIs and to focus on subsets of interesting CIs, such as CIs that have changed or CIs that are in breach of a policy. Topology mode provides a broader graphical presentation of the service topology.

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