Search Metadata for String Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to search pre-extracted metadata for a text string that you specify. You can also limit the search to InfoCubes, ODS Objects, or InfoObjects, and 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 also perform a subsearch by searching within a set of returned search results, or you can clear all search criteria that you have specified by resetting the defaults. Search results display in the next window in the wizard.
The dialog box contains these items.
Search String
specifies the search string.
Case Sensitive
specifies whether you want your search to be case sensitive according to the exact casing of the specified search string.
Search Type
defines how the search string is used. From the drop-down menu, select from these options.
Contained in
searches for the search string anywhere within the sources and fields.
Begins with
searches for the search string only at the beginning within the sources and fields.
Matches
searches for an exact match of the search string within the sources and fields.
Limit results returned
specifies how many search results you want to display in the SAP BW Metadata Search Page.
Search Within Results
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 in the SAP BW Metadata Search window.
Sources and Fields
specifies the SAP BW metadata structures that you want to include when searching for the search string:
InfoCubes [selected by default]
includes SAP BW InfoCubes in your metadata search.
ODS Objects [selected by default]
includes ODS objects in your metadata search.
InfoObjects [selected by default]
includes InfoObjects in your metadata search.
Note: You can expand each of these metadata structures to further specify the metadata to include in the search. For example, if you select InfoCubes, you can choose to include the InfoCube name but exclude the InfoCube description.
The dialog box contains this button.
Reset
clears any search criteria that you have specified in the dialog box and resets the window defaults.