Use this feature to search for a free-text string or an attribute value.
Procedure
- Click Advanced Search.
The Advanced Search dialog box opens.
- On the left pane, select the scope of the search (Change Requests, Tasks, or Both).
Note: If you are logged on to a central CR database, you can only search change requests, as the central CR database does not contain tasks.
If you are searching for tasks, you see a list of databases, except for the central CR database.
If you are searching for both, you see a list of databases, including the central CR database.
- Select the Databases to be searched.
If you are searching for CRs, you do not see the Databases area.
- For a free-text search, type the string in the Search String box.
Type the string for which to search. Construct the string as follows:
- Or, to search on a specific attribute value, click the Attribute Search tab.
Select the attribute, and then type your text string.
Use + and - to add or remove attributes. Adding additional attributes is the same as adding AND to a search string.
- Click Search.
Results
You see a ranked list of items matching your search criteria, with the most relevant being listed first. Sort the results by clicking the column heading. This preference is saved and used during the next search operation.
If you searched on both change requests and tasks, you see a separate search results table for each.