The CentraSite Business UI provides a powerful search facility. You can search for APIs across organizations, classifications and types on the basis of several search criteria using a logical conjunction (ALL) or disjunction (ANY) operation. If you need to find APIs based on attributes, then the sophisticated "advanced search" interface also allows you to search against the attributes defined in APIs. The CentraSite Business UI also makes custom fields available as search criteria, allowing you to refine your searches even further.
All CentraSite users, including guests, have permission to browse the CentraSite catalog. You do not need any explicit permission to use the CentraSite catalog in the Business user interface.
You can use the CentraSite’s Browse feature to find APIs.
To perform a quick find by browse
In CentraSite Business UI, locate the search panel in the top left corner of the navigation bar.
From a list of the scopes shown in the drop-down, choose to include in the view. The list of scopes includes a set of predefined scopes and custom (i.e. customer-defined) scopes.
Click the link.
CentraSite returns the APIs in the Search Results panel.
You can further refine your browse by specifying attributes that are applicable to an API.
For more information about how to use the browse feature for APIs in the Business UI, see the online documentation section Managing the CentraSite Catalog > Browsing the CentraSite Catalog.
You can use the CentraSite's Search feature to find APIs.
To search by keyword and scope
In CentraSite Business UI, locate the Type a Search text box at the top of the screen.
From a list of the scopes shown in the drop-down, choose to include in the view. The list of scopes includes a set of predefined scopes and custom (i.e. customer-defined) scopes.
In the text box, type the keyword(s) to search for. You can use one or more wildcards to specify the keywords.
CentraSite applies the filter to the Name of the API and returns the first 5 related APIs.
Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through one API at a time.
Locate the API whose details you want to view.
Double click or press Enter.
If you would like to see more APIs for the specified key pattern, click the Click here to see more results link.
Else, click the 
icon.
CentraSite returns the APIs that match both the keyword and scope in the Search Results panel.
You can further refine your search by specifying attributes that are applicable an the API.
You can save your search as a filter in the CentraSite Business UI, so you can recall the same search and run it again or even share it with other users.
For more information about how to use the search feature for APIs in the Business UI, see the online documentation section Managing the CentraSite Catalog > Searching the CentraSite Catalog.
