Searching in the Network tree

To start searching in the storage, click the search field on the Network tree toolbar or press Ctrl + Shift + F.

Matching text is instantly highlighted as you type:

The search includes both node names and additional fields. See the Information display settings for details.

By default, the Network tree is filtered to display only the nodes that match the query, while all other nodes are hidden. You can disable this feature by clicking the Filter button to the left of the search input field. In this case, all nodes remain visible, while those matching the query are highlighted in orange.

You can use the Up and Down Arrow keys while the search field is focused to navigate between matching nodes. Pressing Enter opens the selected node in the main area.

Searching using an assistant

Searching the Network tree can also be performed using a Node Search assistant. After creating the assistant, you can enable or disable filtering by the specified search string, perform a new search based on the results of the saved one, etc. For more information about assistants and how to use them, see Storage assistants.

An example of using the Node search assistant

Suppose the inventory numbers of developer workstations in the Storage are prefixed with DEV_. We can quickly create a simple filter that switches the Storage from displaying all assets to displaying only developer workstations. All you need to do is set Additional field to Inventory numbers and create a search assistant for the DEV_ string. Now, whenever we want to display only developer workstations, we simply enable filtering for the newly created assistant.

Like all assistants, the Node Search assistant is not removed when TNI is closed. After saving a search once, you can use it as long as you need, temporarily disable it or remove it at any time.