Finding Data with an Advanced Search

Use the Advanced Search to find files, channel groups, or channels containing specified property values. Combine search conditions with logical operators to define complex search queries.

If you want to search for custom properties, optimize them beforehand to make them searchable.

1. In Data Navigation, select the DataFinder or the Federation instance you want to search with and click »Connect.
   

   Note  

   To search in the search areas of a DataFinder or Federation instance, the instance requires web access. An authorized user can enable web access in Data Indexing. To enable web access, select the instance and click »Manage»Remote Access»Web Access.

2. Click the toggle button to enable the Advanced Search.
3. Click Add to create a search condition.

   Goal	Search method
   Find parts of search terms with wildcards	Enter wildcards (* and ?) at the end of a search term, for example, exa*. The advanced search uses wildcards only when searching for text properties.
   Combine several search conditions	In the Value field, you combine the search conditions with AND or OR. If you repeatedly click the ... button and add further values, Data Navigator combines the values with OR.
   Find a search term containing the text OR or AND	In the search term, replace the text OR or AND with /OR or /AND.
   Find case-sensitive search terms	Not possible because the advanced search is not case-sensitive.

4. Select the Level at which you want to search for the value of a property.
5. Select the Property that holds the value you want to search for.
6. Select an Operator.
7. Enter the Value you are searching for. Click ... to open the list of available values for the property on which you want to search. Double-click a value to insert.
8. Click OK to add the search condition.
9. Add additional search conditions.
   

   Note  

   Data Navigation enters the logical operators according to the search conditions in the search input area. The names C1, C2, C3, ... refer to the individual search conditions. You can combine several search conditions with AND or OR. Use parentheses to specify the order of the evaluation.

10. Click Search. The latest search results will replace those from the previous search.
11. Optional: Save your search query to reuse it.
    1. Click Save and specify a Workspace.
       

       Note  

       You cannot enter the name of an existing query to replace it. To edit a query, click Load and select Settings from the More Options menu.

    2. Click OK to make this query available to users in the specified workspace.