Common Features > Searching Objects > Quick Search > Search by Object Type
Search by Object Type
*If your repository is indexed, you can perform a full-text search; see Full-text Search.
Accessing the search by object type 
You can access the search by object type from:
• the toolbar on your HOPEX desktop.
• the properties page of an object to connect objects
• the advanced searched tool
Searching for an object type 
The search by object type bar includes two fields:
• The Select an object type field to list all objects of the same type.
*If you are in expert metamodel access mode, you can choose to extend or restrict object types searched; see Extending/Restricting the object types queried.
• The Find object field if you want to refine the search by adding a string of characters to be searched.
You can perform the character string search on:
• the object name (by default its short name).
To perform a search on the long name of the object: deselect Short Name
You can define the location of the character string:
• at the start (Beginning with)
• at the end (Ending with)
• without specifying (by default) (Containing).
• the object comment (Comment containing).
• the object name and its comment.
To perform a search on an object type:
1. On your HOPEX desktop, in the search by object type bar, in the Select an object type drop-down list, select an object type.
Example: Application
2. (If necessary) To refine your search:
• In the Find object field, enter the character string to be searched.
Eg.: management
*By default, the search deals with the objects of the selected type and whose short name includes the character string entered.
• (If necessary) In the Find object drop-down list, modify the search definition.
Eg.: the applications whose short name contains "management".
3. Click Find .
The search result is displayed as a list in the selected window.