Use this dialog box
to search pre-extracted metadata for a text string that you specify.
You can limit the search to tables, entities, or data models. You
can make other filtering choices, such as whether the search is case
sensitive. You can customize the search by specifying these criteria:
-
the type of search to perform
-
whether the search is case sensitive
-
the number of search results to
return
-
which sources and fields to include
in the search
You can perform a subsearch
by searching within a set of returned search results. You can also
clear all search criteria that you have specified by resetting the
defaults. Search results display in the next page in the wizard.
The dialog box contains
these items.
specifies the search
string.
specifies whether you
want your search to be case sensitive, according to the exact casing
of the specified search string.
defines how to use
the search string. From the drop-down menu, select from these options.
searches for the search
string anywhere within the sources and fields.
searches for the search
string only at the beginning within the sources and fields.
searches for an exact
match of the search string within the sources and fields.
performs a subsearch
by searching within the previously returned search results.
Note: This check box is enabled
only if you display the
Search Metadata for String dialog box after you have already performed one search and clicked
the
Search Within Results button on the
SAP R/3 Metadata Search page.
specifies the SAP R/3
metadata structures that you want to include when searching for the
search string:
includes SAP R/3 tables
in your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
includes SAP data models
in your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
includes entities in
your metadata search. This option is selected by default.
includes all SAP R/3
tables that contain columns in your metadata search.
includes columns in
your metadata search.
You can expand each
of these metadata structures to further specify what metadata is included
in the search. For example, if you select
Datamodel, you can choose to include the data model ID and exclude the data
model description.
The dialog box contains these buttons.
clears any search criteria
that you have specified in the Search Metadata for String dialog box and resets the window defaults.