CI Types

The CI Types tab is displayed when you select the CMDB homepage or Search | Custom from the CMDB toolbar. This is the initial search page for creating a new, rather than saved, search. It is used to select the CI Types on which to search.

The page displays the fields for selecting CI Types initially. When a CI Type or CI Types are selected, the page displays the attributes and relationships common to the selected CI Types at the bottom of the page.

To perform a search:

1. Either begin on the CMDB homepage and select Home from the CMDB homepage toolbar, or select Search | Custom from the CMDB homepage toolbar.

2. In the Available CI Types field, select the CI Type or types for which you want to search and then click the arrows to move them into the CI Types to Search field. You can select CI Types by clicking on them one at a time or use the Shift key and the left mouse button or the Ctrl key and the left mouse button to select multiple CI Types at one time. When you move the CI Types into the CI Types to Search field, the search begins automatically. The attributes and relationships common to all of the selected CI Types are displayed at the bottom of the page. If the search results contain common attributes, the Filter on Attributes tab is activated. If the search results contain any common relationships, the Filter on Relationships tab is activated.
3. To view the CIs returned by this search, click the Results tab. A list of the CIs is displayed.

Although you can view a list of results from this very basic level of search, you can refine the search by using the other tabs on the Search page. The Attributes tab allows you to build a filter that will return a list of CIs matching the CI Types chosen on the CI Types tab whose attributes match those specified in the filter. The Relationships tab lets you filter the CIs based on the relationship types you select. The Output tab allows you to select which data is displayed with the CI under the Results tab. The Savey tab shows a summary of information related to this search and allows you to save the search.