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The feature Browse objects allows searching for CMDB resources that meet the specific criteria. Enable Visual Mode to search for objects using the list view builder UI.

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Select the resource type in CMDB Navigator to open a list view (e.g. AWS Accounts):

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Note

Some fields have a list of related fields to drill down into (use > to select a related field):

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Click 'home' sign to go back to the general list of fields.

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equals

Use for an exact match

not equal 

Use for an exact match with a certain value excluded

greater than

Use when you want results that exceed the value you enter

greater or equal

Use for results that match or exceed the value you enter

less than

Use for results that are less than the value you enter

less or equal

Use for results that match or are less than the value you entered

contains

Use for fields that include your search string

not contains

Use to eliminate records that don’t contain the value you enter

like

Use to locate records that include the exact value you enter or type % to include a certain part of the value entered,

e.g. `Account`.`Account Name` like test will search for all account names containing test

not like

Use to locate records that exclude the exact value you enter or type % to exclude a certain part of the value entered,  

e.g. `Instance Name or ID` not like %environ% will search for all instance names and IDs, except the ones containing -environ-

starts with

Use for results that start with a certain value

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Note

Pay attention to the check box Invert group: if checked, it inputs a negation to the meaning of all filters in the group.

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Example: This example demonstrates a search for all instances present in AWS and running, but we also want to exclude the instances containing ‘test’ and ‘dev’ in their names. Instead of looking for appropriate operators with a negative value for each filter criterion, we group the required filters and apply negation to the whole filter group.

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Hover over two strips to drag a column up or down to manage the order of columns in the list of results:

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To initiate search, click SEARCH. The list of results :

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will be available in the lower part of the canvas screen:

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The following options are available under OPTIONS:

  • Save as New List View

  • Copy Link to This Query

  • Show Equivalent SOQL

  • Show Equivalent CURL