Metadata Manager User Guide

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Advanced Search

Perform an advanced search to limit the object properties and object types that Metadata Manager searches. You can specify multiple search conditions. Metadata Manager searches for objects with properties that match the search criteria.

The following table describes the search properties that you can configure to perform an advanced search:

Property	Description
Location	Location of the objects you want to search. Select one of the following options: All Shortcuts Catalog Glossary Browse. Allows you to select a specific metadata object, business glossary object, or folder to search. Default is All.
Object type	Object type that you want to search for. Metadata Manager includes all object types for all metadata sources you can load into the Metadata Manager warehouse. The object types available are based on the location you choose to search. Use AND or OR to search for multiple object properties or multiple object types.
Include audit trail	Includes the historical values of object properties in the search.
Date	Date the metadata object was created or last modified. Select Created or Last Modified and one of the following options: Anytime. Search for all objects. Within the last. Search for objects created or modified within a specific number of days, weeks, or months. Since. Search for objects created or modified after a specific date. Use the calendar to select the date. Between. Search for objects created or modified between two dates. Use the calendar to select the dates. Default values are Last Modified and Anytime.
Property	Object property to search for. Select Any Property to search all metadata object properties or select Other to choose the property. The properties available depend on the object types you choose. Select Other to search for a business name property. Use AND or OR to search for multiple object properties or multiple object types. You cannot search for metadata extensions that are defined for PowerCenter metadata objects.
Condition	Condition for the property. Select one of the following options: is. Property matches the search keyword. starts with. Property starts with the search keyword. contains any of the following. Property contains any of the search keywords. is any of the following. Property matches one of the search keywords. starts with any of the following. Property starts with one of the keywords.
Search keyword	Keyword to search for. To search for multiple keywords, enter the keywords separated by spaces. You can use wildcards and additional search conditions.