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 > Modeling > Modeling > CI Type Manager > CI Type Manager User Interface > Matching Rules Page

Matching Rules Page

This wizard page enables you to define matching rules for comparable attributes for use in Universal CMDB Configuration Manager.

Important information

This page is only relevant when Configuration Manager is installed. For details on matching rules, refer to the Configuration Manager documentation.

Note You can activate the Matching Rules page manually by setting the Enable Configuration Manager Matching Rules setting to true in the Infrastructure Settings Manager.

Wizard map

The Create Configuration Item Type/Relationship/Calculated Relationship Wizard contains:

Details Page > Attributes Page > Qualifiers Page > Triplets Page > Icon Page > Attached Menu Page > Default Label Page > Matching Rules Page

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
	Moves the selected comparable attributes to the Matching Rule Priorities pane or the Required Matching Attributes pane. Select multiple attributes by holding the CTRL key.
	Removes the selected attribute from the Matching Rule Priorities pane or the Required Matching Attributes pane.
	Moves all attributes to the Matching Rule Priorities pane or the Required Matching Attributes pane.
	Removes all attributes from the Matching Rule Priorities pane or the Required Matching Attributes pane.
	Sets the order of the matching rules using the up and down buttons.
Comparable Attributes	A list of all the attributes of the selected CI type with the comparable qualifier selected.
Matching Rule Priorities	The attributes selected are used by Configuration Manager, according to the priority defined, to determine if the matching rule is satisfied.
Required Matching Attributes	The values of the selected attributes of component CIs must match to satisfy the Configuration Manager matching rule, when comparing between composite CIs. Wildcards cannot be used when specifying a required matching attribute. If an exact match is not found, component CIs are not compared.

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