You can perform an advanced search from any of the apps in IBM® Connections.
Before you begin
For information about the search operators that you can use when performing an advanced
search, see Advanced search options.
Procedure
To perform an advanced search, complete the following
steps.
- Click the arrow for the Search field
and select Advanced.
-
Select the apps that you want to search.
All the apps are selected by default. You can also search status updates.
- Define the scope of your search by selecting one of the
following:
- Search ALL content. Select this option
to search all public content and content to which you have access.
- Search MY content. Select this option
to search only the content relating to you.
- Enter one or more keywords in the Keywords field.
- Enter a tag in the Tags field.
The tag that you enter in this field must be an exact match
for the tag that you are searching for; wildcard characters, such
as an asterisk (*), question mark (?), or exclamation point (!) are
not supported.
- Type a name in the Person field
to find content associated with a specified person.
Wait
for type-ahead to display the name that you want and then select the
name.
Note: By default, users who are marked as inactive in your company
directory are excluded from the search results. To include inactive
users in your search results, you can select
Profiles from
the navigation pane on the
Search Results page,
and then select
All People from the
Show options.
Your
administrator can override this default setting by updating the Search
configuration file.
-
Enter a title or file name in the Title field to retrieve entries with
the specified title or files with the specified name.
- Click Search.
What to do next
You can select Rank my content higher to prioritize your own content
in the returned search results. Filter the results that display on the Search
Results page to find the information you need. For more information, see Working
with search results.