Finding structures and structure elements

Discover various methods for locating structures and structure elements within Teamcenter, including global, advanced, and in-context searches, to efficiently find the data you need.You can search for structures or structure components using the following methods:

Global Search

Searches all indexed data in Teamcenter.

Advanced Search

Searches for data by using specific criteria based on predefined queries.

In-context search

Searches for content within an open structure, a working context, or a session that is composed of structures.

The structure can be indexed by using either Active Content Structure indexing or Smart Discovery Indexing. It may be non-indexed as well. The non-indexed search requires a Context Management User license. This is used for Quick Find searches.

You can perform a simple search to find an occurrence of an object in an open structure. You can enter any attribute or text associated with the occurrence (for example, a name) and then click Search . Search results span the entire context.To define context, you can choose EBOM Parts, EBOM Designs, or EBOM Products from the categories list before doing the search.You can use the same syntax as for full-text searches, including operators such as OR and AND. You can use the Filter tab to narrow the results by selecting specific filters and categories.