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Advanced search

Advanced search allows you to define more specific search criteria to narrow or expand your search.

To perform an advanced search, click the expand button (arrowhead) next to the search input box:

In the Advanced search that is displayed, you see the most common advanced search options. You can click Show more search options in this area to see the full range of advanced search options.

This section describes all of the options in the fully expanded Advanced search area. When using Advanced search, you can still use all of the operators described in Search operators in the input box. All wildcards function as described in Search wildcards.

Search ParameterDescription
Search termYour search input, which may include operators and wildcards, and which may be a Content Manager URI. Refer to Search input for details.
Search for item names onlyLimits search to search in the internal names of items only. You cannot use wildcards.
Search in item descriptions onlyLimits search to search in the description fields of items only. You cannot use wildcards.
Search inSpecify the node in which to search. Click Browse to open a navigation dialog to pick a specific node in which to search.
Include subfoldersWhen checked, this option also searches in all subnodes of the node in which you search.
Date modifiedCheck this box to limit your search to only items that were last modified in a certain date/time range. There are predefined options for searching in items that were last modified today, in the last X days, or in the last X months, where X is a number you set.
AuthorSelect an author from the dropdown menu to search only for items created by that author.
KeywordSelect a keyword to limit your search to only items that use the Keyword that you specify. To use this option, you must first select a Publication, Folder, or Structure Group in which to search. (You cannot use this option if you have selected the entire Content Manager as a search location.) You can then browse to and select one or more Keywords in the taxonomy tree. The result shows the items that use the Keyword or Keywords as metadata or as content in Components. For more information about Categories and Keywords, see the implementer's documentation portal.
Publish statusSelect either Published or Not published from the dropdown menu to limit your search to only items with that publish status. If you select a publish status, search will return only Components, Component Templates, and Pages.
BluePrintingThe BluePrinting option limits search to search only in local or localized items, selected via a dropdown menu. You can also search for shared items if you have chosen to search within one Publication.
TypesIf you select Types, you can select one or more item types (such as Component, Keyword, Schema and so on) by selecting them in the list that appears. Search will then only return items of the type(s) you select.
Based on SchemaSelect this option and select a Schema from the dropdown to limit your search to only items that are based on the Schema you select.
WorkflowSelect this option searches and pick a Workflow Process, then (optionally) an Activity from the second dropdown, to limit your search to only items that are currently in the selected Workflow Process (and, if selected, Workflow Activity) you selected. Note that you can only find a new item that is in Workflow item after the Workflow Process is complete. The completion of the Workflow Process checks in the item and makes it available for searching.
StateSelect this item and select an item from the dropdown to limit your search to only items that are checked in, or only items that are checked out.
Show resultsBy default, search returns 100 matching results. Select one of the predefined values (50 or 100, 250, 500 or 1000) to see at most that many search results. Content Manager Explorer remembers this setting as a user preference. If your search returns more than 1000 results, only the first 1000 results are shown.
Save searchAfter you have completed a search, select this option to create a Search Folder. Refer to Search Folders for details.
ResetSelect this option to return all advanced search parameters to their default settings.
SearchSelect this option to execute your advanced search.