Configuring the Search Tools
In each Solution:
• the quick search tool restricts the search to some of the business objects, those specific to your Solution.
• the advanced search tool extends the search to all of the repository business objects.
Depending on your expertise, you may need to extend your search:
• advanced user:
You can display the objects of the technical metamodel in the (quick and advanced) search tools.
By default, only users with HOPEX Customizer, HOPEX Administrator and Functional Administrator of <Solution name> have access to the technical metamodel.You can display administration and/or translation attributes in the advanced search tool.
• very advanced user:
In the advanced search tool, you can extend the search to all the metamodel.
Displaying the technical metamodel
For specific needs, an advanced user may need to access the technical metamodel in the (quick and advanced) search tools.
E.g.: the Report Template MetaClass is part of the technical metamodel.
To display the technical metamodel:
1. Access (user level) options.
2. In the Options tree, select Repository > Metamodel.
3. In the right pane, set the Technical metamodel display option to: “Yes”.
4. For this modification to be taken into account in the search tools you must close and reopen HOPEX.
Expanding the advanced search to the abstract metamodel
As an expert user, your can expand the advanced search to the abstract metamodel.
To extend the research scope to the abstract metamodel:
1. in your HOPEX desktop, access the advanced search.
2. In the search wizard toolbar, click Display 
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3. Select View all the object types.
The list of object types in the advanced search tool is updated according to your selection.
The last option selected becomes the default option.Extending the advanced search to administration and/or translation attributes
When you run your search using the Wizard, to facilitate readability, by default, the administration and translation attributes are not available.
To extend the scope of the search to administration and/or translation attributes:
1. Access the advanced search in Wizard mode.
2. In the search wizard toolbar, click Display .
.3. Select the object properties that you want to add to your search:
• See administration properties
Eg.: creator, creation date
• See translation properties
Is only available if the Display Translation page option is selected (Options > Installation > Languages).Eg.: in addition to the "Comment" attribute, you can also access comments in the other languages available, "comment (English)" and "comment (German)" for example.
The list of object attributes of the advanced search tool in wizard mode refreshes according to your selection.
The last option selected becomes the default option.Defining the condition combination rules
When running an advanced search in Wizard mode, by default, all the conditions that you define must be fulfilled.
If needed, you can change the condition combination rule:
• ALL conditions must be fulfilled (AND) (by default)
• AT LEAST ONE condition must be fulfilled (OR)
• NO condition must be fulfilled (NOT)
To define the condition combination rule:
1. Access the advanced search in Wizard mode.
2. In the search wizard toolbar, click Condition Combination Rule 
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.3. Select the rule that you want.
E.g.: Select "NO condition must be fulfilled" to search all objects that do not meet the conditions you defined.
The last option selected becomes the default option.