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 > Introduction > Topology Query Language > Topology Query Language User Interface > Filter CI Instances Dialog Box

Filter CI Instances Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to reduce the number of CI instances to be displayed in a list by selecting a condition and a value for a specific CI.

To access

Click the Filter button in the CI Instances dialog box.

Important information

A description of the filter condition you defined appears above the table columns in the CI Instances dialog box. For example, the following illustration shows that a filter condition was created to display only CI instances whose CI type is Windows.

Relevant tasks

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
Attribute	Displays all the attributes of the CI type to which the CI belongs.
Condition	Select the required operator. For details, see Attribute Operator Definitions.
NOT	Select to filter the results by the negation of a condition and value.
Value	Select or enter the required value.

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