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)`

Configuration Management System (CMS)2018.05

Use > Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Zone-based Discovery > How to Create Discovery Activity Templates

How to Create Discovery Activity Templates

This task describes how to create a discovery activity template, a collection of jobs on which to base new user-defined discovery activities.

Note For details about discovery activities provided out-of-the-box with Universal Discovery, see Universal CMDB Discovery and Integrations Content Help.

To create a discovery activity template:

Go to Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Zone-based Discovery > Management Zones.
Select the Management Zones tree root.
In the Management Zone Actions pane on the right, click the View/Edit Discovery Activity Templates button.
In the Discovery Activity Templates dialog box that opens, click Create Discovery Activity Template .

The New Discovery Activity Template wizard opens.
Enter a name for the discovery activity template and click Next.
On the Select Discovery Jobs page, click Add Job .
In the Select Jobs dialog box, select jobs to include in the discovery activity template.
Tip
- To find a specific job, click the Find Jobs button.
- You can also select entire job modules.
Click Finish to save the activity template.

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