Searching for assets

Search for assets by using basic keywords. You can also use different search query terms and operators to refine your searches.

About this task

The primary method of finding assets is to search by using a keyword search, which compares keywords to information in the following sources of information about an asset:
  • Names
  • Descriptions and short descriptions
  • Ratings
  • Communities
  • Categories
  • Attributes and custom attributes
  • Tags
  • Artifacts, or files within assets

Procedure

  1. In the IBM® Rational® Asset Manager web client, click Assets.

    Assets tab

  2. Type keywords into the search field; then, click Search for assets Search for assets icon. Results for your search query will appear.
  3. Optional: To filter your search results using filters and tags, in the sidebar, click the name of any filter or tag. If your repository has many categories, asset types, asset lifecycle states, or communities, click the View more link for a type of metadata, and then type keywords in the Filter field to see a list of filters that contain those keywords. As you click filters or tags, the results will update. For example, if you click the filter for the asset type Business solution, the results will only show assets of the Business solution asset type.
  4. Change the scope of your search by clicking the Change search scope menu.

    Change search scope drop-down menu

    Option Description
    Search assets Search for assets (default)
    Search remote assets Search remote assets (assets in another repository such as WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository or Tivoli® Change and Configuration Management Database)
    Search within artifacts Search in the content of artifacts attached to assets
    Search forums Search the contents of the discussion forums

Results

If additional assets that meet your search criteria were submitted after you began your search, you can click the Refresh results link to add those assets to the results.

By default, the results of your search are grouped by asset name. Previous versions of the asset are grouped within the current version of the asset. You can change the default view to show all search returns by clicking the Show all assets icon Show all assets icon.

What to do next

For more information about creating effective search strings, and for information about searching within artifacts, particularly XML artifacts, see Search query terms.


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