CMDB Search

The search function is used to display data on CIs. By default, Numara FootPrints Configuration Management displays the custom search page when you open the CMDB homepage. Also by default, all of the CI Types in the CMDB are listed in the CI Types to Search field when you access the CMDB homepage. In this way, you can view all of the CIs in the CMDB by clicking on the Results tab.

You can save CMDB searches and repeat them later.

When you access the search page, the following tabs are displayed (tabs are "greyed" out if they contain no data):

• CI Types—Select the CI Types on which to search.
• Attributes—From the CIs you selected, filter all but those that match the selected attribute criteria.
• Relationships—From the CIs you selected, filter all but those that match the selected relationship criteria.
• Columns Displayed—Select the attribute data to be displayed on the Results tab for the CIs returned by the search.
• Save—Summarizes the search data, listing the CI Types searched for, filters selected, etc. and allows you to save the search.
• Results—The Results tab displays the search results, i.e., the CIs that match the search criteria, as well as the attributes you choose to display on the Columns Displayed tab.