Enterprise Search

In the selected published database, the Enterprise Search based on fact sheets finds documents, models, objects, and groups for which you have at least the Read access privilege.

Search results are ranked based on hit accuracy and each hit is highlighted in the user interface. By the symbol of found items you can identify whether it is a Documents document, a Model model, an Object object, or a Object group.

Search

In the selected published database, you can search for Documents documents, Model models, Object objects, or Object group.

Procedure

  1. Click the search field in Home or Published content.

  2. Enter a term. If the search term is found in the database, a list of items is displayed whose name starts with the search term.

    Search terms

  3. Press Enter if you want to search for all items whose names contain one of these terms. Click a term if you want to restrict the search to the items whose names contain only that term.

The models, objects, and groups found are listed. Select the row of a found item to display the Details side bar with information specific information. You can open the fact sheets for a found item. Click More More > Fact sheet Open in fact sheet behind the name of the item. With an ARIS Connect Designer license, you can open and select the item in the repository. Click More More > Repository Open in repository.

If you want to find documents, select the source Documents. If more items are found than can be listed on the screen, you can use the scroll bar to scroll through the search results.

You can search for documents used in the selected database.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search.

  2. Click Filter Filters. The Filter search results bar opens.

  3. Click the Arrow right arrow of SOURCES. The published databases and Documents are available as sources.

  4. Enable the Documents Documents check box.

  5. To find only documents that contain the search term in the title, turn on Turn off full-text search.

  6. Click Apply filters.

The search results are displayed.

You can open a document in the Documents area of the repository or download it. Click behind the name of a document More More > Open in documents Open in documents or More More > Download Download.

Search for documents

You can search for documents used in the selected database.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search.

  2. Click Filter Filters. The Filter search results bar opens.

  3. Click the Arrow right arrow of SOURCES. The published databases and Documents are available as sources.

  4. Enable the Documents Documents check box.

  5. To find only documents that contain the search term in the title, turn on Turn off full-text search.

  6. Click Apply filters.

The search results are displayed.

You can open a document in the Documents area of the repository or download it. Click behind the name of a document More More > Open in documents Open in documents or More More > Download Download.

Search for database contents

You can search for database contents. To limit the search result to the required items, you can select filter criteria.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search.

  2. Click Filter Filters. The Filter search results bar opens.

  3. Click the Arrow right arrow of SOURCES. The published databases and Documents are available as sources.

  4. Enable the check box of the relevant database. You can filter by items and/or properties criteria.

    1. Click the Arrow right arrow of FILTER BY TYPE and Add Add items. The Add items bar opens.

    2. Enter a search term in the Search field to restrict the number of entries you want to use as filter criteria.

    3. Click the items you want to use as filter criteria one by one. The items are listed under FILTER BY TYPE in the Filters bar.

    4. Click the Arrow right arrow of FILTER BY PROPERTIES and Add Add properties. The Add properties bar opens. The available properties are restricted based on the items you have already selected as filter criteria.

    5. Enter a search term in the Search field to restrict the number of entries you want to use as filter criteria.

    6. Click the properties you want to use as filter criteria one by one. The properties are listed under FILTER BY PROPERTIES in the Filters bar.

    7. If you want to remove selected types or properties from the Filters bar, move the mouse pointer to the entry and click Delete Remove.

  5. Click Apply filters.

The search results are displayed, and the filter criteria listed above the search results. You can remove individual filter criteria by clicking the Close cross or remove all filter criteria by clicking Clear filters.

You can open the fact sheets for a found item. Click More More > Fact sheet Open in fact sheet behind the name of the item. With an ARIS Connect Designer license, you can open and select the item in the repository. Click More More > Repository Open in repository.

Filter search results

You can filter the search results.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search and click filter Filters. The Filters bar opens.

    1. If you want to reset all previously set filters, click Reset items Reset all.

    2. If the current search is saved as a favorite, you can delete the favorite. To delete the favorite, click Favorite Delete from favorites. The confirmation dialog opens. Confirm the deletion. The favorite is deleted from all favorite categories.

    3. You can open the Favorite filters bar by clicking My favorites Favorites.

    4. Enable the option button of the source you want to filter the search result by. You can enable the option buttons of Documents or of one of the published databases. If more than one database was published, the All sources option is available. Enable the option if you want to apply your filter settings to documents and all published databases.

    5. If you select Documents as a source and you want to perform a full-text search, enable Browse document content.

    6. If you select a database and want to filter it by types, click Add items and select the filter items.

    7. If you select a database and want to filter it by properties, click Add properties and select the filter properties.

  2. Click Apply filters.

The Filters bar is closed, and the filter settings are applied to the search results.

Create a favorite

You can save the current search as a favorite. This way you can perform saved searches by just a few clicks.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search.

  2. Click Save favorite Add to favorites. The Save dialog opens.

  3. Enter the name with which you want to save the favorite.

  4. Enable the check box of the category in which you want to save the favorite. If you want to save it in a new category, click Add Create category, enter a category name, and click Active Ok. The new category is created and enabled.

  5. If you want to save the favorite in several categories, enable the corresponding check boxes.

  6. Click Save. The favorite is created and the Favorite favorite star is enabled.

The favorite is saved in the enabled categories, which you can access using the Favorite filters bar.

You can remove a favorite from all categories by clicking the enabled Favorite favorite star, or from single categories by using the Favorite filters bar.

Use favorites

You can switch between the searches you saved as favorites.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search and click My favorites Favorite filters. The Favorite filters bar opens.

  2. Click Next Expand category for the categories in which the relevant favorites are saved.

  3. Enable the check boxes of the favorites whose search results you want to see. If you enable the check box of the favorites one by one, the search results for the saved search are displayed immediately.

You have started the search using favorites.

Manage favorites

You can manage the searches you have saved as favorites.

Procedure

  1. Perform a search and click My favorites Favorite filters. The Favorite filters bar opens.

    1. If you want to save the current search as a favorite, click Save favorite Add to favorites. The Save dialog opens, where you can enter a favorites name, create new favorite categories, and select the categories where you want to save the new filter.

    2. If the current search is saved as a favorite, you can delete the favorite. To delete the favorite, click Favorite Delete from favorites. The confirmation dialog opens. Confirm the deletion. The favorite is deleted from all favorite categories.

    3. If you want to create new favorites categories, click Add Create category.

    4. If you want to rename a category, move the mouse pointer over the category name and click Edit Edit. Enter a new name.

    5. If you want to delete a category and the favorites it contains, move the mouse pointer over the category name, and click Delete Delete. The confirmation dialog opens. Confirm the deletion. If favorites of the deleted category are also saved in other categories, they will remain.

    6. If you want to rename a favorite, click the Next arrow next to the category, move the mouse pointer over the name of the favorite, and click Edit Edit. Enter a new name. The name of the favorite in the current category is changed. The names of favorites saved in other categories are not changed.

    7. If you want to delete a favorite from a category, click the Next arrow next to the category, move the mouse pointer over the favorite name and, click Delete Delete. The confirmation dialog opens. Confirm the deletion.

    8. You can open the Filters bar by clicking filter Go to filters.

  2. Click Linked Picture File Template_support_manuals_APD Close, to close the Favorites filters bar.

You have managed the favorites.