Use the search control in the title bar to search through IBM® Connections.
About this task
Search for content from a specific app or search throughout IBM Connections.When you
enter text in the search box and press Enter or click the search icon, a search for that text is
carried out according to the scope that you specified in the scope drop-down list.
Finding people: When you start to enter a
person's name in the search box, the drop-down list displays user names that match the search text.
When you click one of the names in the drop-down list, that person's profile is displayed. If you
click More Directory Results... at the bottom of the drop-down list, the
directory page opens.
Procedure
- From any view, type the word or term that you want to search
for into the Search field on the title bar.
- Define the scope of the search by clicking the Down arrow
next to the Search field, and then selecting
one of the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|
| All Content |
Searches for the text string in of IBM
Connections. |
| app_name |
Searches for the text string in an individual app. Note: The option to select which app to
search is only available when you are in the Home page or on the Advanced
Search page. |
| Advanced |
Opens the Advanced Search page from which you can search for the text
string in one, all, or a subset of apps. For more information, see Performing an advanced
search. |
If your administrator has enabled a custom search option,
it is displayed in the list as well.
- Click the search
icon.The search
results are displayed in the Search Results page.
Click the title of a result to open it.