Restriction:
This feature is available in Vault Collaboration and Vault Professional.
You can use the web client to search for files in the vault. If you are using Autodesk Vault Professional you can also search for items.
Note: The Web Client can display up to 500 objects. If the desired object is not found, refine the search criteria to produce a more precise result. You can change paging options in the Administration dialog in the Autodesk Data Management Server console.
Search for Items or Files
Note: The items feature is available only in Autodesk Vault Professional.
- Select either items or files from the list.
- Enter search criteria in the Search text box. The search string can contain letters, numbers, or a combination of both.
- Click Search. The items or files matching the search criteria are displayed on the Search Results page.
Conduct an Advanced Search
- Click Advanced Search.
- On the Advanced Search for Files page, select Items or Files from the Search within list. The default option is the group in which you are currently working.
- Select search criteria from the Property, Condition, and Value lists.
- Click Add to add the criteria to the Find items/files that match these criteria list. Add additional criteria as needed.
- To remove any of the criteria from the list, select it and then click Remove.
- Click Search.
Note: Click New Search to clear previously specified criteria and then repeat the previous steps to conduct a new search.
Enable Active Content Search
The content contained in files can be searched using the Active Content Search option on the Configuration page.
Note: Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) Content Indexing Service must be enabled in the ADMS Console. See the ADMS Console help for more information.
The Active Content Search feature is disabled by default.
Enabling Active Content Search