To locate objects in the navigation tree

General information

You can use the Find icon or the Find field in the navigation tree header to locate objects in the navigation tree. Objects that match the search terms are highlighted sequentially in the tree. Each search can produce up to 200 results.

A system preferences threshold may limit the number of NEs displayed in the navigation tree when an equipment group is expanded. When you use the Find icon or Find field, the search results include NEs and descendant objects that were not displayed prior to the search, even if they exceed the system preferences NE display threshold.

Note: The NFM-P client displays NEs in the navigation tree up to a maximum limit of 500 NEs per equipment group. When an equipment group contains more than 500 NEs, some objects may not appear in the search results.

When the system limit of 500 NEs is already displayed under the equipment group, and a matching NE object or descendant object is not among the displayed NEs, the matching object is not displayed or highlighted.

See To manage NEs in equipment groups on the navigation tree for more information about managing the display of NEs in equipment groups.

Steps
 
1 

To locate an object using the Find icon:

  1. Click the Find icon or press Ctrl-F. The search panel appears.

  2. Enter search terms in the attribute fields. The available fields vary depending on the selected view.

  3. Click Find in the search panel or press Enter. The navigation tree expands to show the first matching object highlighted.

  4. To find additional matching objects, click the Next button or press F3. The navigation tree expands to show the next matching object highlighted in the tree.

    The Next and Previous buttons are available when more than one object matches the search term.

  5. To return to the previous matching object in the navigation tree, click the Previous button or press Shift-F3.

  6. To remove all search terms from the search panel, click Clear.

  7. To close the search panel, click the Find icon at the top of the navigation tree window or press Ctrl-F.

2 

To locate an object using the Find field:

Note: For some of the views in the view selector the Find field is not available.

  1. Enter a search term in the Find field. Search terms are based on object labels. A tooltip for the Find field shows a list of the available labels. See To customize tree labels for information about how to customize labels.

  2. Press Enter. The navigation tree expands to show the first matching object highlighted.

  3. To find additional matching objects, click the Next button or press F3. The navigation tree expands to show the next matching object highlighted in the tree.

    The Next and Previous buttons are enabled when more than one object matches the search term.

  4. To return to the previous matching object in the navigation tree, click on the Previous button or press Shift-F3.

End of steps