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# Searching Repositories

The Search dialog box is displayed when the Search button is selected in the Data tab of the Repository dialog box and is used to create a simple or advanced search of data for a selected schema. A simple search returns all rows in the selected schema containing specific text to be displayed in the Search Results dialog box. An advanced search enables a single or multiple search expressions to be constructed. The search then returns all matching rows in the selected schema in the Search Results dialog box. The dialog box contains the following:
|  | Schema — Displays a list of schemas available for the Repository.
|  | Simple Search (display name) — Selecting this option restricts the search to the Display Name column of the selected schema. The following options are provided for constructing a simple search:
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|  | Search For — Search text may be manually entered.

|  | Match whole word only — If this option is selected then the search will only include whole word matches.

|  | Case sensitive — If this option is selected then the search will only include rows where the text case matches.

|  | Advanced Search — Selecting this option provides the following options for constructing an advanced search:

|  | Search criteria — Used in conjunction with the Advanced Search radio button, it displays a list of expressions previously created for the selected Repository schema.

|  | Field — Displays a list of the columns available in the Repository schema for selection.

|  | Operator — Displays a list of the following operators for use in the search expression:

> — Greater than

< — less than

= — is equal to

>= — is greater than or equal to

<= — is less than or equal to

<> — is not equal to

Contains

Doesnt Contain

Starts With

Ends With

Is Empty

Is Not Empty

|  | Value — Depending on the column selected, a number or text may be manually entered.

|  | Combining Operator — To be used when combining a number of search expressions, And and Or options are provided for selection.

|  | Add Opening Bracket — Adds an opening bracket to the beginning of the search expression selected in the table.

|  | Add Closing Bracket — Adds a closing bracket to the end of the search expression selected in the table.

|  | Remove Opening Bracket — Removes the opening bracket from the beginning of the search expression selected in the table.

|  | Remove Closing Bracket — Removes the closing bracket from the end of the search expression selected in the table.

|  | Add — Adds the expression currently selected to the bottom of the list of expressions displayed in the Search criteria table.

|  | Update — Updates the expression selected in the table with the changes made.

|  | Remove — Removes the selected expression from the table.

|  | Up Arrow — When clicked, the expression selected in the table is moved up one place in the overall search expression so that it is applied earlier.

|  | Down Arrow — When clicked, the expression selected in the table is moved down one place in the overall search expression so that it is applied later.

|  | Open — Opens the Open Criteria dialog box to enable a saved search expression to be selected and loaded.

|  | Save — Opens the Save Criteria dialog box to enable the search expression to be saved in as an XML file in either a selected Repository Store or in the file system.

|  | Search — Starts the search process based on the search expressions selected in the dialog box. Matching records are displayed in the Search Results dialog box.

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