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

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 .
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Click the toggle button to enable the Advanced
Search.
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Click
Add to create a search condition.
Goal
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Search method |
Find parts of search terms with wildcards
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Enter wildcards (* and
?) at the end of a search term, for example,
exa*. The advanced search uses wildcards only when searching for text properties.
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Combine several search conditions
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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.
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Find a search term containing the text
OR or
AND
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In the search term, replace the text OR or
AND with
/OR or
/AND.
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Find case-sensitive search terms
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Not possible because the advanced search is not case-sensitive.
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Select the Level at which you want to search for the
value of a property.
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Select the Property that holds the value you want to
search for.
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Select an Operator.
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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.
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Click OK to add the search condition.
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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.
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Click Search.
The latest search results will replace those from the previous
search.
- Optional:
Save your search query to reuse it.
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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.
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Click OK to make this query available to users
in the specified workspace.