Administrative Object Search Results

This page displays the results of your search. Depending on the results returned, you see different information and functionality on this page.

This topic discusses:

Sorting Search Results (available only if your search returned more than 10 results)
Viewing Search Results
Performing Actions on Search Results

You can also perform these additional actions on this page:

To perform a new search, specify your criteria in the Search Again section and click .
To search for text and properties, click Advanced Search.

Sorting Search Results

If your search returned more than 10 results, they are sorted by relevance, by default. To change the sort order of your results, choose an option in the Sort by drop-down list:

Relevance sorts your results according to how closely they match your search query.
Name sorts your results alphabetically by name.
Last Modified Date displays your results in the order in which they were most recently edited.
Folder sorts your results by the folders in which they are stored and displays a list of the folders that contain search results. Click a folder to see the associated results.
Object Type sorts your results by type of administrative object (such as users, communities, or portlets) and displays a list of the types of objects returned by your search. Click an object type to see the associated results.

Viewing Search Results

The search results table provides information about your results and allows you to view your results:

Column	Description
Rank	Ranks the search results according to their relevance; 1 indicates the most relevant result.
Name	Indicates the object type icon (for example, job, folder, or user) and displays the name and description of the object, as well as the administrative folder where the object resides.
Last Modified	Indicates the date the object was last saved.
Created	Indicates the date the object was created.

To open a result in its associated editor, click the result name.

To open the folder that stores a result, click the folder name.

If your search returns more than 10 results, you see the 10 highest-ranking results. To view additional results:

If your results are sorted by folder or by object type, you can view additional results from a category by clicking the folder or object type to the right of the Sort by drop-down list or by clicking More >> to the right of the folder or object type name in the ranked results.
If the results are sorted by relevance or last-modified date and there are more than 10 results or if the results cannot be further categorized, you can view the next 10 results by clicking Next >>, or you can view another set of 10 results by clicking a number range.

Performing Actions on Search Results

You can perform the following actions in the search results section if you have at least Edit access to the result.

Tool	Action
	Move lets you move an object to a different folder or subfolder. Select one or more objects and click . In the Target Folder dialog box, expand the folders as necessary, select a folder, and click OK to move the content.
	Copy lets you copy an object to a different location. Select an object and click . In the Target Folder dialog box, expand the folders as necessary, select a folder, and click OK to copy the content.
	Security lets you modify the security settings on one or more objects. Select the objects and click . To learn more about this feature, see Edit Security.
	Bulk Add lets you add one or more portlets or communities to one or more groups. You can use this bulk operation to add portlets to users' My Pages or subscribe users to communities based on group membership. Select the portlets or communities and click . For more information, see Bulk Add.
	Delete lets you delete an object. Select one or more objects and click to display the confirmation dialog box. To apply your changes, click Apply Now; to apply your changes later, click Apply Later.
	Request Migration marks an object for migration to another portal. Select one or more objects and click to display the Script Prompt dialog box. Type a comment and click OK.
Send Invitation	Send Invitation lets you send an invitation or access a previously generated invitation link. Select the invitation and click Send Invitation. Note: You see this button only when you are viewing invitations.
Run Once	Run Once lets you set a job to run one time, immediately, without changing the schedule. Select a job and click Run Once. Note: You see this button only when you are viewing invitations.
Enable Disable	Enable lets you make a user or Web service available for use. Disable lets you make a user or web service unavailable for use. Select a user or Web service and click Enable or Disable. Note: You see these buttons only when you are viewing users and web services.

To display the page associated with this help topic, perform a search of the administrative object directory:

If necessary, limit the search to a particular object type by choosing a type in the first drop-down list. By default, the portal searches all object types.
If necessary, limit the search to the folder you are in or that folder and its subfolders by choosing an option in the second drop-down list. By default, the portal searches all folders.
In the Search box, type the text for which you want to search.
Click .