CMiC Search

DISCLAIMER: CMiC Search is an administrative-level search tool that has unrestricted access to the entire software database. Access to this tool should be limited to administrators as the search does not adhere to security standards and will return results across all companies, jobs, etc.

Launch CMiC Search by typing the following URL in a new browser session or manually add it to the Treeview.

http://<SERVER>:<PORT>/cmic<ENVIRONMENT>/CMiCSearch/CMiCSearch.do

The Single Sign-On screen is displayed to log into the system. Enter the login credentials.

Search Filters

Searches can be performed against projects, indexed PM document types, and indexed PM logs using the Projects, Doc Types, and Logs drop-down filters on the Search toolbar, as shown above.

After selecting which projects, PM documents, and PM logs to search against, the selections are displayed under the Search toolbar (shown below), and they can be deleted by clicking their corresponding [X] icon.

NOTE: The projects filter is not applied to PM log searches.

Search Mode

Default

Search file names as well as file contents – applicable to PM documents and Enterprise documents.

File Names Only

Search file names only – applicable to PM documents and Enterprise documents.

All Files

Search for matching files in selected projects from the projects filter.

Sort

Search results can be sorted by relevance, by upload dates, or by titles.

From Date, To Date

Use the From and To Date fields to filter search results by upload dates.

Searching

Enter the search text in the Search field and click the Search icon.

Search results, if any, will be categorized appropriately and available via the Project Docs, Enterprise Docs, Logs, and Projects menus on the screen’s left pane, as shown above.

For example, if the search text “manual+installation” is entered, the result would show the following, with matched terms highlighted in grey:

NOTE: When searching for a phrase, use “+” to replace spaces between words.

Clicking on a document type causes its sub-types to be listed under it, and the search results to be displayed in the screen’s right pane. Clicking on a sub-type causes its search results to be displayed in the right pane.

Clicking on a document icon or title allows the user to download the document.

Archive Selected Documents

The [Archive Selected Documents] button is used to create a zip file of the selected documents from the search results, and it is applicable to PM documents and Enterprise documents. Use the checkbox field to select which files to include in the zip file:

Once files are selected, the [Archive Selected Documents] button becomes enabled. After clicking, the user will be asked whether they want to open or save the extracted files: