Finding an entity using the UDDI registry user interface

Use the UDDI registry user interface to find services, businesses and technical models.

 

Before you begin

Verify the UDDI registry application is started, then display the UDDI registry user interface as described in Using the UDDI registry user interface .

 

About this task

This task describes how to use the UDDI registry user interface (also referred to as the UDDI registry user console) to find services, businesses and technical models.

 

Procedure

  1. Activate the Find tab by clicking it, or by clicking the Find link at the top of the page or on the Welcome page.

  2. To perform a quick find, complete the following steps:

    1. In the Quick Find section of the Find tab, select the kind of entity you want to find; service, business or technical model.

    2. In the Starting with field, enter name of the entity. Use the '%' wildcard character to search for a partial name.

    3. Click Find.

    The results are displayed in the detail frame on the right.

  3. To perform an advanced find, complete the following steps:

    1. In the Advanced Find section of the Find tab, click the appropriate link for the kind of entity you want to find; service, business or technical model. The advanced search form is displayed in the frame to the right.

    2. Enter your search criteria in the advanced search form, and select any find qualifiers you require. You must enter at least one name to search for, using the Add Name link. Use this link to enter multiple names. We can also add multiple categorizations. To add a categorization, use the Show category tree link in the Categorizations section to display, in the pane on the left, a tree of categories (or taxonomies) defining the types of item to find according to various classification systems. Expand the tree to find the category that you want, click the category to add the information to the advanced search form, then use the Add Categorization link to include the category in the search.

    3. Click Find entities.

    The results are displayed in the detail frame on the right.

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