When you want to search for TeamForge objects
such as tracker artifacts or documents, you can quickly search using a unique identifier or
a keyword or you can perform an advanced search.
Tip: In addition to the Jump to ID search, you can select an
object category from the drop-down list and search within the selected object
category. You can also select Advanced Search from the
drop-down list to perform an advanced search.
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Log on to TeamForge.
Note: If you are not logged on, you can search only projects and items that have
been designated public.
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If you know the unique identifier of an object and want to quickly go to the object, type
the unique identifier in the Jump to ID text box and
click the search icon.
Note: The default quick search option is Jump to
ID.
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If you want to do a keyword search of a specific object type (such as documents or
discussions), type the keyword in the text box, select an object type from the
drop-down list and click the search icon.
The following table lists the search-able object types you can select from the drop-down
list.
| Searchable object types |
Description |
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| Discussions |
Select this option to search in discussion forums. |
| Documents |
Select this option to search for documents. |
| File Releases |
Select this option to search in file releases. |
| News |
Select this option to search project news. |
| Project Pages (Visible) |
Select this option to search project pages. |
| Projects |
Select this option to search projects. |
| Source Code |
Select this option to search the source code. |
| Tasks |
Select this option to search for tasks. |
| Trackers |
Select this option to search for tracker artifacts. |
| Users |
Select this option to search for users. |
| Wiki |
Select this option to search in Wiki pages. |
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If you want to perform an advanced search, select Advanced Search
from the drop-down list.
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On the Search Criteria page, enter the keywords to search
for.
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Select the Search Attachments check box and the
Search Comments check box if you want to search
attachments and comments respectively.
Attachments refer to tracker artifact attachments. Comments refer to tracker
artifact comments and task comments.
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Select one of the two options, Search Active Versions
Only or Search All Versions, to specify
whether you want to search active document versions only or all document
versions respectively.
Searching only active document versions allows you to eliminate search results
for outdated documents.
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Click Search.
Your search results are organized by
TeamForge
application. The search score indicates the relevance of each result to your search
criteria.
Note: You can see only those items that your project membership and
permissions allow you to see.