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 > Modeling > Introduction > Working with the CI Selector > CI Selector Overview

CI Selector Overview

Note The CI Selector was known as View Explorer in earlier versions of Universal CMDB.

The CI Selector presents the elements of the IT universe model in Universal CMDB through the medium of views. Universal CMDB displays the CI Selector in the left pane of IT Universe Manager and the Modeling Studio.

When you select a view in the CI Selector, the configuration items (CIs) contained in the view are displayed in a hierarchical tree format according to the relationships defined between the CIs. A view may be empty if no CIs were found matching the TQL query. For details on views, see View Formats.

You can use the CI Selector to select views and to locate CIs. You can select a view and browse through the list of CIs, or you can search for a specific CI by name or by CI type. You can also save the search criteria for future use.

For information on the components of the CI Selector, see CI Selector User Interface.

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