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In the advanced search, you can specify search constraints and search filters. The default search criteria are the same as simple search.

Procedure

  1. On the Search filter tab, click Advanced.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Select an Attribute from the drop-down list.
  4. If your server has language tags that are enabled, you can specify a language tag. See Language tags for more information.
  5. Select a Comparison operator
    Operator Description
    Is equal to The attribute is equal to the value.
    Is not equal to The attribute is not equal to the value.
    Is less than or equal to The attribute is less than or equal to the value.
    Is greater than or equal to The attribute is greater than or equal to the value.
    Is approximately equal to The attribute is approximately equal to the value.
  6. Enter the Value for comparison.
  7. If you already added at least one search filter, specify the additional criteria and select an operator from the Operator drop-down menu. The AND command returns entries that match both sets of search filter criteria. The OR command returns entries that match either set of search filter criteria. The default operator is AND.
  8. Click OK to add the search filter criteria to the advanced search.
    The Search results table contains the following columns:
    Column Description
    Select Select the radio button next to the name of the filter you want to add, edit, or delete.
    Attribute The attribute on which the filter is performed, for example, objectclass.
    Comparison The filter's comparison criteria, for example, Is equal to.
    Value The value that is used for comparison; for example, the wildcard value (*).
    Operator The search operator that was specified, for example, AND.
  9. Click the check box to select each filter that you want to use in the search.
  10. Change any of the default settings on the Options tab. See Directory options
  11. Click OK to begin the search.
    The Search results table contains the following columns:
    Column Description
    Select Select the radio button next to the name of the entry you want to perform and action.
    RDN The RDN of the entry.
    Object class The object class to which the entry belongs.
    Created The date the entry was created.
    Last modified The date the entry was last modified.
    Last modified by The ID of the user who last modified the entry.
  12. After you view the search results, you can modify the entry attributes (see Directory entries) or click Close to return to the Find entries panel.
  13. To modify a search filter:
    1. Select the filter that you want to modify.
    2. Click edit.
    3. Change any of the fields that were set when you added the search filter.
    4. Click OK.
  14. To remove the search filters:
    1. Click the check box to select each filter that you want to remove.
    2. Click Remove to remove the search filter criteria from the advanced search.
    3. If you want to clear all search filters, click Remove all.