Searching
This topic introduces the Search feature of Codebeamer.
With the full-text search, users can search for the following type of items:
• Projects
• Workspaces for documents
• Tasks
• Bugs
• Forums
• Wiki pages
• Users
• SCM commit comments
• Attachments
The search is based on indexing which occurs in the background, and the new artifacts are searchable within seconds. Once the indexing is complete, the searching automatically synchronizes with any changes made.
You can tag or share the search result items with the relevant teams. Full-text search is provided for:
• Documents: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, RTF, PDF, HTML, wiki, and text document contents
• Projects:The content of the name, description and category fields
• Tracker items: All fields, comments and attachments. The file formats supported for document search are also supported for attachments.
• CMDB configuration items
• Reports - The content of the name and description fields.
Simple Search Syntax
A simple syntax is used for word-based searches. The simple search field is found in the top-right corner of every Codebeamer page.
By default, Codebeamer executes a prefix search. When searching for org, for example, the search returns such issues as org and organization. To make the search specific, use the Advanced query syntax.
You can use the ID of the artifact for the simple search. For example, if the issue ID is 2000, type #2000 in the search box and press Enter. The only element in the result is the issue with the exactly specified ID.
Tabbed Search Results
In both the simple and the advanced searches in Codebeamer, trackers, wikis, accounts, and document items are all searched based on the provided keyword or text. The results are returned in a tabbed table, on separate pages.
For example, a search on bond may provide results as shown in the image below:
On the All tab, the list of all the different types of matching items is listed.
Quick Filter Options
Click the search box of the toolbar to view the following quick filter options:
• Last Modified section — The search results for the artifacts that were modified in the last 7, 30 or 90 days. The default is Ever.
• Search in Project section — The projects selection within which the search operation is performed.
• Search for section — The type of artifacts to search for.
• Click GO to execute the search.
• To access the Advanced Search page, 
on the right side of GO.
on the right side of GO.