Search for attributes on transfers

Use the Transfer Attribute Search window to retrieve transfer attribute data that matches your search criteria.

1. In the navigator pane, click Event Frames.

2. Choose from the following actions:

   • From the PI System Explorer menu, select Search > Transfer Attribute Search.

   • In the browser, right-click the Transfer Searches collection and select New Attribute Search.

3. Set the Transfer Attribute Search window to find the desired attributes in the PI AF database:

   1. Under Where, set the fields to restrict attributes retrieved:

      Attribute name

      Enter the name of the attribute to retrieve. You can enter special characters to match part of a name. See Special characters in name searches.

      Attribute description

      Enter a string (of up to 440 characters) that retrieved attributes must match.

      Attribute category

      Select the category that retrieved attributes must match.

      Attribute value type

      Select the type of value that the retrieved attributes must store.

      Maximum results

      Enter the maximum number of matching attributes to retrieve.

   2. In the Transfer Criteria area, set the fields to restrict the attribute search to transfers matching the specified criteria:

      Search

      Choose criteria to find transfers that overlap the time period specified by Search start and Search end.

      Search start / Search end

      Choose or enter start and end times for the search time period.

      Name

      Enter the name of the transfers you want to search for attributes. You can enter special characters to match part of a name. See Special characters in name searches.

      Description

      Enter a description string of up to 440 characters to retrieve only those attributes that match.

      Source

      Enter or browse to and select the source element for transfers whose attributes you want to include in the search.

      Destination

      Enter or browse to and select the destination element for transfers whose attributes you want to include in the search.

      Template

      Select the template of the transfers you want to search for attributes.

      Category

      Select the category of the transfers you want to search for attributes.

   If you specify values for multiple settings, the search returns only those attributes that match all the specified settings.

4. Click Search to retrieve the matching attributes into the Search results table.

   You can limit the results further to list only those attributes that match the text entered into the Search results field.

5. Click OK.

   The results are displayed in the viewer and in the browser tree. For more information on working with search results, see Manage search results.