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)`

CMS UI2018.08

Create New Discovery Job Dialog Box

Enables you to create a job.

To access	Select Data Flow Management > Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab > Discovery Modules pane, right-click a module, and select New > Job.
Relevant tasks	How to Run Module/Job-based Discovery How to Manually Activate Modules/Jobs/CIs
See also	Universal Discovery Overview Modules/Jobs-based Discovery Overview

Discovery Job Details Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
	Opens the Help document related to the selected job's adapter. To update or modify this document, see Adapter Definition Tab.
	Click to go to the adapter in the Resources pane.
	You can choose to view a map of the CIs and relationships that are discovered by the adapter, instead of a list. Click the button to open the Discovered CITs Map window. The selected adapter is shown together with its CIs and relationships. Hold the cursor over a CIT to read a description in a tooltip.
	Click to view permissions that are defined for specific adapters. For details, see Discovery Permissions Window. For details on editing these permissions, see Permission Editor Dialog Box.
Adapter	The adapter used by the job to discover the CIs.
Discovered CIs	The CIs that are discovered by this job.
Input CI Type	The CIT that triggers the CIs for this job.
IPv6 Support	Indicates whether the job's adapter supports IPv6.
Job Name	The name and description of the job and the package in which it is located. Note Naming conventions for jobs: Job names can contain the following characters: `a-z`, `A-Z`, `0-9`, hyphen (-), underscore (_), space ( ) Job names must not start with a digit or an underscore (_)
Required Protocols	The protocols needed by the activated job to access the system components.

Parameters Pane

Enables you to override adapter behavior.

To view a description, hold the pointer over the parameter.

To access	Select a job in the Discovery Modules pane in the Universal Discovery window.
Important Information	You can override a default adapter parameter for a specific job, without affecting the default value.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
Name	The name given to the adapter.
Override	Select to override the parameter value in the adapter. When this check box is selected, you can override the default value. For example, to change the protocolType parameter, select the Override check box and change MicrosoftSQLServer to the new value. Click OK in the Properties tab to save the change: For details on editing parameters in the Adapter Parameters pane, see Adapter Definition Tab.
Value	The value defined in the adapter.

UI Element (A–Z)

Description

Name

The name given to the adapter.

Override

Select to override the parameter value in the adapter.

When this check box is selected, you can override the default value. For example, to change the protocolType parameter, select the Override check box and change MicrosoftSQLServer to the new value. Click OK in the Properties tab to save the change:

For details on editing parameters in the Adapter Parameters pane, see Adapter Definition Tab.

Value

The value defined in the adapter.

Trigger Queries Pane

Enables you to define one or more queries to be used as triggers to activate the selected job.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
	Add Query. Opens the Choose Discovery Query dialog box, enabling you to add one or more non-default TQL queries to be used as triggers to activate the selected job. The Choose Discovery Query dialog box lists available queries for the job. Select a query to displayed it in the Query Preview pane. Hold the cursor over an TQL element to view details.
	Remove Query. Removes the selected query. Note No message is displayed. To restore the query, click the Cancel button. If a query is removed for an active job, Discovery no longer receives new CIs coming from that query. Existing Trigger CIs that originally came from the query are not removed.
	Opens the Trigger Query Editor. For details, see Trigger Query Editor Window. Available: In the job's Properties tab only.
	Opens the Modeling Studio. Available: In the job's Properties tab only.
Probe Limit	The Probes/clusters used for the query. Click the button to open the Edit Probe Limitation for Query Output dialog box where can select the Probes/clusters on which the trigger query should run.
Query Name	The name of the Trigger query that activates the job.

Global Configuration Files Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
	Edit. Opens the selected configuration file in an appropriate editor. For example, the file msServerTypes.xml opens the Script Editor.

UI Element (A–Z)

Description

Edit. Opens the selected configuration file in an appropriate editor.

For example, the file msServerTypes.xml opens the Script Editor.

Discovery Scheduler Pane

Enables you to set up a schedule for this job.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
	Click to add times to the Allow Discovery to run at list. The Time Templates dialog box opens. To add a time template to the list, in the Time Templates dialog box, click the Add button to open the Edit Time Template dialog box. For details, see Time Templates Dialog Box.
Allow Discovery to run at	Choose a template that includes the days and times when the job should run.
Edit scheduler	Click to open the Discovery Scheduler. For details, see Discovery Scheduler Dialog Box.
Invoke on new triggered CIs immediately	Enables the job to run as soon as the Trigger CI reaches the Probe. When this option is not selected, the job runs according to the schedule defined in the Schedule Manager. Note If this option is not selected and a job is running, new triggered CIs are not run by the job. Although new triggered CIs are not run, they are counted into the status bar. This means the status bar does not reach 100% completed, even though the job successfully completed, and the user has to wait until the next run of the job for the status bar to reach 100% completed.

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