Search across all platform applications to find workflows, forms, templates, and other resources. System Search provides a unified interface for locating resources regardless of which application created them.
When to use System Search
Use System Search to find resources when:
- You know the resource name but not which application contains it
- You need to find all resources with a specific tag
- You want to search across multiple applications at once
- You’re looking for resources created by someone else
Access System Search
Open System Search from the dashboard or any application.
2Select System Search
Click System Search in the menu
3View search panel
The System Search panel appears on the right side of the screen
Where System Search is available
Access System Search from these applications:
- Dashboard
- Admin Essentials
- Studio
- Operations Manager
- Configuration Manager
System Search is not available in all applications. If you don’t see System Search in the menu, navigate to one of the applications listed above.
Search for resources
Find resources by name or tag.
1Open System Search
Access System Search from the hamburger menu
2Enter search terms
Type the resource name or tag in the search bar
3View results
Matching resources appear as you type
Search tips:
- Search matches partial names (e.g., “deploy” finds “deployment-workflow”)
- Search includes tags assigned to resources
- Search is case-insensitive
- Results update automatically as you type
Understand search results
Search results appear in a table with detailed information about each resource.
Result columns
Navigate results
Control how results are displayed.
Sort results:
Click the Sort By button above the Description column to sort by:
- Name (ascending or descending)
- Application
- Date created
- Date modified
Change page size:
Use the pagination controls at the bottom to show more or fewer results per page.
Refresh results:
Click the Refresh button above the Match column to reload the search results.
Open a resource
Navigate directly to a resource from search results.
1Find the resource
Locate the resource in the search results table
2Click the name
Click the resource name in the Match column
3View in application
The resource opens in its associated application
When you open a resource, you’ll be redirected to the application that contains it. The application opens in the same browser tab.
Search limitations
System Search only finds resources from applications that expose their data to the Search API.
What you can search
Resources exposed by these applications:
- Studio: Workflows, transformations, forms
- Admin Essentials: Users, roles, tags
- Operations Manager: Job histories, schedules
- Configuration Manager: Golden configurations, device groups
- Lifecycle Manager: Resource models, instances
What you cannot search
System Search does not find:
- Resources in applications that don’t expose data to the Search API
- File contents (only searches names, tags, and descriptions)
- Historical versions of resources
- Deleted or archived resources
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