Search across IBM Connections
Use the search control in the title bar to search all the IBM Connections applications.
Procedure
- From any view, type the word or term that you want to search for into the Search field on the title bar.
- Define the scope of the search by clicking the Down arrow next to the Search field, and then selecting one of the following options:
Option Description All Connections Searches for the text string in all the IBM Connections applications. <application_name> Searches for the text string in an individual application. Advanced Opens the Advanced Search page from which you can search for the text string in one, all, or a subset of applications and to which you can apply the following filters to the search:
- Select to search all content or just the content relating to you.
- Type one or more keywords into the Keywords field to search by keyword.
- Type a single tag into the Tags field to search by tag.
- Type a name in the Person field to find content associated with the specified person.
- Type a title or file name in the Title or File Name field to search by content title or file name.
If your administrator has enabled a custom search option, it is displayed in the list as well.
- Click the search icon.
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The search results are displayed in the current page. Click the title of a result to open and edit it.
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