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 > Working with Configuration Manager > Segmentation Analysis > Select CIs that Contain Groups of Similar CIs

Select CIs that Contain Groups of Similar CIs

This task describes how to select CIs among which you can find groups of similar CIs.

Navigate to Analysis > Segmentation Analysis.
Select the state of the view from which from which to take CIs for comparison. The available options are Actual or Authorized.
Click Add composite CIs to open the Select Composite CIs dialog box. The CIs will be chosen from the state that you selected in step 2. You can select a maximum of 1,000 composite CIs.

Note You must select CIs of the same CI type.
Click to set the segment size parameter to the required value and to define the scope of the segment.
- Selecting a low value causes more, smaller segments to be created, and the composite CIs in those segments will be more similar to each other.
- Selecting a high value causes fewer, larger segments to be created, and the composite CIs in those segments will be more varied.
Click to create the segments.
Review the results: The Segments List displays the name of each segment, the number of composite CIs in it, and the average similarity level that the composite CIs in the segment have to the segment's model. Click a segment in the list (Segments List pane) or in the pie chart (Segments Results pane) to view the model in the Configuration Model pane.
To further analyze the contents of a segment, select the segment in the Segments List and click View Configuration Modeling for selected segment . This takes you to the Baseline Analysis module, with the selected segment being used as the model.

Note If you now make changes in the Baseline Analysis module, they are not reflected in the Segmentation Analysis module. For example, removing or adding CIs from the Analysis Scope in Baseline Analysis will not remove them from the segment or from the scope in the Segmentation Analysis module.

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