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Find box

The Find Box, located in the Tool Bar, is intended for quick navigation and wire lookup.

You can enter things like:

    wire c123
    rack 27
    rack liveu
    frame 31
    room 237
    room color video
    device skype
    device 7700da7

The first word is called "qualifier" and indicates the kind of object you are looking for. The default qualifier is "wire", meaning that you can omit it so that "wire c123" is equivalent to just "c123".

The following qualifiers are recognized:

   bulding
   bld
   room
   rm
   rack
   rk
   desk
   frame
   fr
   device
   dev
   equipment
   eq
   wire

Notice that 'rk' is an abreviation for 'rack', and so on. Qualifiers 'device', 'dev', 'equipment' and 'eq' referres to the same type of object.

For wires, you can enter a simplified, non standard, version of the wire number; for example,"c2" instead of "C-002". You can also enter keywords that seem related to the wires you are seeking; for example, "roof cam" will find all wires related to the roof cam.

The result (for wires) is a table having one row per wire, which columns describe wire attributes such as last updated date, signal type, color, etc, and also links to the devices they connect to. The table first appears sort by wire number, but you can re-order by any column by just clicking at that column.

In the case of locations (rooms, racks, desks or frames), you will be taken directly to that location. In the case of multiple matching, a list with links is presented from which you pick the desired one.

You can enter the location number or some keyword (sub string) you know is in the description field of that location. For example, to go to the "Color Video" room, which is RM-237, you can enter either "room 237" or "room color video".

In the case of devices, the keyword you enter must match a device type, manufacturer, model, description, designation, etc expected in the device(s) you are seeking. For example, you can enter "evertz" or "7700da7".

Your entry is memorized in a session variable. You can continue to navigate the system, then return to the same result by just pressing the [Go] button again.