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)`

Universal DiscoveryContent Pack 28.00 (CP28)

Use > Discovery Activities > Basic Software Configuration Discovery Activity > Preferences Page

Preferences Page

Enables you to select preferences for the Basic Software Configuration Discovery activity.

Important Information

Select preferences relating to what information is discovered.
General information about the activity is available in Basic Software Configuration Discovery Activity.

Wizard Map

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z)	Description
Host TCP Connections	Select this check box to discover TCP communication channels to map dependency relationships between hosts. Note For this discovery to work, you must configure at least one of the credentials in the Infrastructure Discovery activity.
Operating System Users	Select this check box to discover local operating system users.
Port Scanning	Select this check box to scan TCP ports to discover open server ports. Under Choose TCP Ports for Port Scanning: Click the button to add new ports to the list. Click the button to remove ports from the list. Note The scanning process may affect network performance. You may need to tell machine owners about Universal Discovery trying to connect to their machines.
Running Software	Select this check box to discover running software.