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 Define Discovery Activities in a Management Zone

How to Define Discovery Activities in a Management Zone

This task describes how to define discovery activities in a Management Zone.

In the Management Zone tree, right-click the Management Zone where you want to create the activity, and select New Discovery Activity.
Select the type of discovery activity to create:
- To create a discovery activity from the out-of-the-box activities, select the activity, and follow the wizard. For details on each of the out-of-the-box activities, see the Universal CMDB Discovery and Integrations Content Help.
- To create a custom discovery activity from a discovery activity template, select Templates, and select the discovery activity template. For details, see How to Define Custom Discovery Activities from an Activity Template.
  
  Note Before you can create a custom activity, a discovery activity template must be defined. For details about creating discovery activity templates, see How to Create Discovery Activity Templates.