Searching

Use the search feature to search the portlet for portal resources by selecting the type of search and the appropriate search parameters. This way we can limit the number of portal resources listed in the portlet. To perform a search:

1. Select the search type from the Search by drop-down menu.

   1. The search types available depend on the portlet and on the resource type listed. The following list shows all search types that can be available in any of the portal administration portlets. Individual portlets usually provide only a limited number of these search types.

   2. Searches for users or user groups can be case sensitive, depending on the attributes used.

   3. Wild card search by an asterisk ( * ) is required for only some combinations of portal resources and search types. In general, the type of search implies whether or not an exact string must be entered. For example, for the search types xxx contains and xxx starts with a wildcard is not usually required. However, for some combinations we can add an asterisk for wild card search. Examples:

      • When we search for users or groups by the search type Name contains, use an asterisk as a wild card.

      • When we search for Web modules by the search type Name contains, we do not need to add the asterisk. For example, to search for WelcomePortlet.war, type welcome without an asterisk in the Search field and select search type Name contains. The search returns all Web modules containing the string welcome . Adding an asterisk returns no search results.

      When the search does not return the required results, try by reentering the search with or without an asterisk.

   • Title starts with
   • Title contains
   • Name starts with
   • Name contains
   • Keyword starts with
   • Keyword contains
   • Description starts with
   • Description contains
   • File Name starts with
   • File Name contains
   • Unique Name starts with
   • Unique Name contains
   • Markup starts with
   • Markup contains
   • Label
   • Attributes
   • Last modified
   • All available
   • All provided portlets
   • All remote portlets

2. Enter the search parameters in the Search field.

3. Click Search.

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