Find comments using advanced search

You can search for additional information that can be entered to differentiate snapshot versions. The optional Comment field is available when creating a snapshot and has a limit of 2000 characters or less.

Before you begin

  • To access the Changesets module, you must have one of the following permissions:
    • Administrator permissions
    • Changesets module permissions

    Administrators can grant access to the Changesets module by following the steps in Allow non-Admin users to work with changesets.

  • In the Changesets module, Advanced search is available only on the Changesets tab. You cannot open Advanced search on the Histories tab.
  • The Advanced search feature in Changesets does not include Advanced content, so you cannot use XPath expressions here to search.

Tips and tricks

To find a snapshot's comments using Advanced Search:

  1. From the top menu options, select the Changesets module.
  2. If not open, select the Changesets tab.
    You cannot open advanced search on the Histories tab.
  3. On the Changesets tab, select Advanced search.

    Result: a new pane opens in between the basic search bar and the changeset list.

  4. In the Field list, select Comment.
  5. In the Operator list, select one of the following:
    • = (Equals): show only changeset records that have the exact text you enter in Value
    • <> (Not Equal to): show all changeset records that do NOT have the exact text you enter in Value
    • Contains: show only changeset records where the Comments have some of the characters you entered in Value
    • Does Not Contain: show only changeset records where the Comments do NOT have any of the characters you entered in Value
    • Starts With: show only changeset records where the Comments begin with the characters you entered in Value
    • Does Not Start With: show only changeset records where the Comments do NOT begin with the characters you entered in Value
    • Ends With: show only changeset records where the Comments end with the characters you entered in Value
    • Does Not End With: show only changeset records where the Comments do NOT end with the characters you entered in Value
  6. In the Value list, enter part of or an entire word or phrase.
  7. Optionally, you can revise your search criteria:
    1. Click add_clause Add to add another search parameter.
    2. Click remove_clause Remove to remove a search parameter.
    3. If you have multiple parameters in the query, choose the appropriate criteria from the And/Or list.
    4. To group search parameters, select the checkboxes for two or more consecutive parameters and click Group selected clauses.
    5. To ungroup search parameters, click ungroup_clauses Ungroup clauses.
  8. Verify the search parameters for your query and then click search_button Search.

    Result: You see a list of changesets that match your criteria.

  9. To save the list of components that match the search as a CSV file:

    1. Click ExportCSV Save as CSV.
    2. To choose what time zone is used, on the Convert time confirmation screen, select one of the following:

      You see the date displayed in the header of the CSV as: All date/times are shown in {timezone} or UTC.

      UTC is a time zone standard used as a basis for all time zones worldwide. It is a constant time scale and does not change for Daylight Saving Time.

      • To use your local time, click Yes.
      • To use UTC time, click No.

      Result:

      If the list of changesets contains more than 200 records, only the first 200 are saved to the CSV file.

      • You see a file is downloaded to your computer using the following format:
        • InspireChangesets_DD-MM-YYYY-HH-MM-SS-MS
      • If you searched for a change, Inspire now saves only your search results to the CSV file.
      • If you filtered the list, Inspire now saves your filtered list to the CSV file.
      • If you sorted the list, Inspire now saves your sorted list to the CSV file.