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

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View Descriptions for CI Types and Relationships

You can view a complete list of available CI types in tree format in the left pane of CI Type Manager. You can search incrementally for a specific CI type as described in CI Type Manager Page. To see a description for a particular CI type, select it from the tree and hold the pointer over the icon which corresponds to it in the Topology Map. A tooltip containing a description of the CI type is displayed.

For relationships, select Relationships in the left pane and search incrementally by the first letter of the relationship. Select the relationship you want and hold the pointer over its icon in the Topology Map to display a tooltip containing a description of the relationship.

For detailed information on CI types and relationships, you can generate the UCMDB CI Types and Relationships Information PDF. For details, see Export Selected CITs to PDF Dialog Box. Alternatively, you can access the UCMDB Class Model Reference by clicking the View UCMDB Class Model button on the CI Types pane toolbar.

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