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# Find Item dialog box

Use this dialog box to search for items, and to create, modify, and delete item filters. You create filters by setting values in this dialog box and saving the set of values to reuse later.

Use the General tab to limit the search based on general item information.

Use the Options tab (Find dialog box) to limit the search by specifying a lifecycle status and user role.

Use the Item Options tab to limit the search by specifying a file size.

Use the Relationships tab to limit the search by specifying item relationships.

Use the Dates tab to limit the search by specifying a creation date or modification date.

Use the Attributes tab/page to limit the search by specifying attributes.

Use the Find Now tab to see the results of the search.

General tab

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Filter sets | Select a saved filter. | When you select a filter, the fields in the tabs are populated with the search criteria that you saved for that filter. To clear all values, click the Reset button.
Save button | Click to save the filter that is displayed in the Filter Sets list. | This button is only enabled if you have made changes to filter values in the Find dialog box.
Create button | Click to create a new filter. | Enter a name for the new filter. If you want to create a filter based on the values already set in the Find dialog box, select the Based Upon Current Set checkbox.
Remove button | Click to delete the filter that is displayed in the Filter Sets list. |
Product | Select the product ID. | Note: The Find Item dialog is scoped by the current project/stream and therefore the Product selection only affects the results under the following circumstances: If your current view is $GENERIC:$GLOBAL and you use the Product selector, the Find Now tab will list items for the selected Product only. If your current view is a particular project/stream, and items have been imported to that project/stream from another product, the Find Now tab will include those imported items if you select the product they were imported from (because they are still owned by that product).
Project/Stream | Select a project or stream from the list. |
Type | Select an item type. | You can use wildcards in this field: Use an underscore (_) or question mark (?) to match exactly one character. For example, `d_g` matches `dog` or `dig`. Use a percent sign (%) or asterisk (*) to match any number of characters. For example, `d%g` matches `dog` or `drag` or `dreaming`.
ID | Enter the item ID. | You can use wildcards in this field.
Variant | Enter an item variant. | You can use wildcards in this field.
Format | Enter an item format. | You can use wildcards in this field.
Branch | Select a named branch. |
Revision | Enter a revision number. |
Project Folder | Enter the item project/stream folder name. | You can use wildcards in this field.
Project Filename | Enter the item project filename. | You can use wildcards in this field.
Case sensitive search | Select to make your search criteria case sensitive. |
Latest revision | Select to find only the latest revisions of items. |
Description | Type text to find in the item description. | You can use wildcards in this field.

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See also:

- Create and use object filters
- Find objects
- Object specification

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