When you search for objects in the Metadata Manager warehouse, you can perform a keyword search or an advanced search. Perform a search from menu bar on the
Browse
tab. Metadata Manager displays the search results in the Search Results panel.
By default, Metadata Manager searches for the following objects that match a keyword:
Metadata objects in the metadata catalog
Categories and business terms across business glossaries
Shortcuts
Folders
Saved searches
You can configure the location and object properties that Metadata Manager searches.
You can perform the following tasks when you search metadata:
Configure the search location.
Select the location that Metadata Manager searches when you perform a keyword search or an advanced search. You can search all of the
Browse
tab, the Catalog view, the Glossary view, or the Shortcuts view. You can also click
Browse
to select a specific location to search such as a particular resource, business glossary, or shortcuts folder.
Perform a keyword search.
To search all object properties that match a keyword, use a keyword search. Choose the search location, and enter the keyword to search for.
Perform an advanced search.
To limit the object properties and classes that Metadata Manager searches, perform an advanced search. Choose the search location, and select the object class, date modified or created, and object properties.
Configure preferences for search results.
Specify the object properties that Metadata Manager displays in the search results.
Save searches.
You can save an advanced search query. You can edit and run saved searches.