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)2018.08

Use > Modeling > Modeling > Modeling Studio > Modeling Studio User Interface > Perspective-based View Editor

Perspective-based View Editor

This feature enables you to create and edit perspective-based views.

To access	In the Modeling Studio, click the New button and select Perspective Based View to create a new view or drag CIs from the CI Selector onto the blank canvas and select Create a new view. To open an existing view in the Editor, select Views as the resource type in the Resources pane, select the required perspective-based view from the tree, and click Open View or double-click the view.
Important information	The Perspective-based View Editor contains the following panes: Content pane. Drag CIs and/or models onto this pane to include them in your view. Perspective pane. Select perspectives to apply to the content to build a view. View Results pane. Displays a topology map with a preview of the current view. This pane includes most of the IT Universe Manager functionality.
Relevant tasks	How to Build a Perspective-based View Based on a Model How to Build a Perspective-based View Based on a Collection of CIs
See also	Building a Perspective-based View Modeling Studio User Interface

Content Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
	Show View Results in IT Universe. Goes directly to the current view in IT Universe Manager.
	Properties. Opens the Configuration Item Properties dialog box for the selected CI.
	Show models containing selected CI. Displays a list of the models containing the selected CI.
	Show views containing selected CI/model. Displays a list of the views containing the selected CI or model.
	Open selected model in a new tab. Opens the selected model in a separate Model Editor tab.
	Generate view for selected model. Enables you to create a view based on the selected model. Opens the Creating New View dialog box where you can select a perspective to apply.
	Remove Base CIs. Removes the selected CI from the view content.
	View Definition Properties. Opens the View Definition Properties dialog box which enables you to set properties for the view.
	Find. Toggles between displaying and hiding the Find box and arrow controls.
CI Type column	Displays the type of each CI in the view.
Find	Enter a CI name or a portion of a CI name in the Find box to locate a CI in the view.
Find Next	Click to go to the next occurrence of the selected search phrase in the view.
Find Previous	Click to go to the previous occurrence of the selected search phrase in the view.
Highlight	Click to highlight all occurrences of the search phrase in the view.
Name column	Displays the name of each CI in the view.

Shortcut Menu Options

Menu Item	Description
Generate view for selected model	Select to create a view based on the selected model. The Creating New View dialog box opens which enables you to select a perspective to apply.
Open selected model in a new tab	Opens the selected model in a separate Model Editor tab.
Properties	Opens the Configuration Item Properties dialog box for the selected CI.
Remove Base CIs	Deletes the selected CI or model from the view content.
Show Containing Models	Click to display a list of the models containing the selected CI.
Show Containing Views	Click to display a list of the views containing the selected CI or model.

Perspective Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
	Remove perspective step. Deletes the selected level of the perspective selection.
	Move step up. Shifts the perspective selection from the current level to the previous one.
	Move step down. Shifts the perspective selection from the current level to the following one.
	Add perspective step. Adds a new level to the perspective selection. The results of the previous perspective level serve as the input content for the new level.
	Select perspectives. Opens a dialog box with the available perspectives. Move the required perspectives from the available column to the selected column using the arrow buttons. To view a perspective definition, select a perspective in either column and click the Open Definition link. The perspective definition opens in a separate tab.
Apply Over Model Hierarchy	For views based on models, select the Apply Over Model Hierarchy check box to include the model hierarchy in the view and apply the perspectives to the CIs included in the model as well as to the model itself. Clear the check box to exclude the model hierarchy from the view and apply the perspectives to the model itself only. In this case, the model is treated as an ordinary CI. Note This option is disabled for a view based on a collection of CIs or on a model and a collection of CIs.
Perspectives	Lists the selected perspectives. A default perspective appears in the window before any selection is made. You can set the value of the default perspective using the Selected perspectives for new perspective based views infrastructure setting.

View Results Pane

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
Map	Displays the view results in Map mode.
Text	Displays the view results in Text mode.
Group by	Select a grouping method for the CIs in the topology map. The available options are: Group by Layer. Group the CIs according to the value of the layer attribute of their CI type. Group by CI Type. Group the CIs according to their CI type. Group by Classification. Group the CIs according to the value of the classification attribute of their CI type. No Grouping. Do not group CIs. Note This option is available in Map mode only. When a grouping option is selected, each group contains an indicator displaying the number of CIs in the group. If a group contains a large number of CIs, it opens in collapsed format, displaying only the name and count indicator. Click the + sign button to expand the group and display all the CIs. You can set the threshold of CIs for automatically collapsing the group by modifying the Initially expand group max CIs threshold setting in the Infrastructure Settings Manager.
	Create Relationship. Creates a relationship between two CIs in the view.
	Go Up One Layer. Moves up one level in the topology map.
	Drill Down One Layer. Moves down one level in the topology map.
	Delete from CMDB. Deletes the selected CI from the CMDB.
	Show CI Properties. Opens the Configuration Item Properties dialog box for the selected CI.
	Refresh. Refreshes the view results.
	Hide CI from View. Hides the selected CI from the view. This option is only relevant for CIs that were added to the view via the perspective. You cannot hide CIs from the original view content from the view. Note Hidden CIs can be restored from the Hidden CIs dialog box.
	Show Hidden CIs. Opens the Hidden CIs dialog box which enables you to restore CIs that were hidden from the view manually.
	Create view based on selected CI/s. Enables you to create a new view based on the CIs selected from the View Results pane.
	Expand preview display. Displays the preview in a separate pane.
<Breadcrumbs>	At the top of the topology map, the breadcrumbs indicate the relevant query nodes in each layer of the view for the path to the selected layer. The first item in the path is the Top Layer. When you select a CI from the layer below, the parent CI forms the next item in the breadcrumb path. You can click on any item in the path to display that layer in the topology map.
<Legend>	Indicates the icons displayed next to CIs with any of the following special statuses: Added. When Change Timeframe is active, indicates that the CI was added. Candidate for Deletion. Indicates that the CI is a candidate for deletion. Changed. When Change Timeframe is active, indicates that the CI was changed. Drill Down One Layer. Indicates that there are CIs under the CI on a lower layer. External. Indicates that the CI is a federated CI. Impacted. When Impact Analysis is active, indicates an impacted CI. Impacted and Trigger. When Impact Analysis is active, indicates a trigger CI that is impacted. Note. Indicates that a note was added for the CI. Trigger. When Impact Analysis is active, indicates a trigger CI.
<Topology Map>	The topology map in the View Results pane follows the layout of the topology map in IT Universe Manager. For details, see Topology Map.
<Topology Map Sidebar>	For details, see Topology Map Sidebar.

Shortcut Menu Options

Menu Item	Description
<IT Universe Shortcut Menu options>	The IT Universe Manager shortcut menu options are available. For details, see IT Universe Manager Page.
Create view based on selected CI/s	Select Create view based on selected CI/s to create a new view based on the CIs selected from the View Results pane.
Hide CI from View	Click to hide the selected CI from the view. This option is only relevant for CIs that were added to the view via the perspective. You cannot hide CIs from the original view content from the view. In the case of a view based on a model, the model cannot be hidden but its CIs can.
Show Hidden CIs	Restore hidden CIs to the view.

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