Searching the Portal Catalog 

Use

The search tool allows you to quickly locate portal content objects, business objects and folders in the Portal Catalog. Using search criteria you specify, the search engine queries the following properties in objects and folders:

·        Object name

·        Object ID

·        Description

 

Procedure

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       1.      In the Portal Catalog, choose the Search tab.

       2.      To specify where to search in the Portal Catalog, choose one of the following options in the Search In drop-down list:

¡        Selected Folder: Searches only in the folder currently selected in the Browse tab.

¡        Entire Portal Catalog: Searches the entire Portal Catalog.

       3.      To limit the search to a specific type of object type, choose one from the Object Type drop-down list.

       4.      In the Look for field, enter keywords to search for.

You may use wildcards characters in your search query.

       5.      To limit the search to the object name, object ID, and description, select the appropriate checkboxes located below the Look for field.

The fewer options you choose, the faster the retrieval of the search results.

       6.      Click the Search button.

The search results are displayed below the Look for field. You will see objects for which you have at least administrator read permission only.

§         To determine where an object or folder is located in the Portal Catalog, right-click the object or folder in the search results, and then choose Locate in Portal Catalog in the context menu.

§         The context menu offers other object-based actions, such as the ability to open an object in its respective editor.