1.6 Searching the App

When you perform a search in Novell Filr, Filr searches the following content:

  • Folder names

  • File names and file content

  • Comments on files

  • Net Folders

    Searches file names by default. Depending on configuration settings set by the Filr administrator, file content might or might not be searched.

In offline mode, file content is not searched for downloaded files in the Downloads section. File names, comments, and author are searched.

The Novell Filr app enables you to search for items either in a specific folder or across the entire site.

1.6.1 Searching in a Folder

  1. Navigate to the folder that you want to search.

  2. iOS devices: Tap the Search icon .

    Android devices: Tap the Search icon next to the folder name.

    Windows devices: Tap the Search icon .

  3. Choose from the following search options:

    • Current Folder: Searches files only in the current folder. Subfolders are not included. This is the default setting.

    • Include Subfolders: Searches files in the current folder and in any subfolders.

  4. iOS and Android devices: Begin typing the words or phrases that you want to search for. Search results are displayed as you type.

    Windows devices: Specify the word or phrase to search for, then tap the Enter key.

    Filr supports numerous wildcards and operators that you can use to refine your search. For more information, see Supported Operators and Wildcards for Search in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.

    When you search in the Downloads section, only wildcards with the * operator and the ? operator are functional.

1.6.2 Searching Globally

Global search searches everything on the Filr site for which you have access.

To perform a global search on your mobile device:

  1. If you are not already on the Home page, tap the Home button (for iOS, tap ; for Android, tap ; for Windows, tap ).

  2. iOS and Android devices: Tap Search .

    Windows devices: Tap the Search icon .

  3. iOS and Android devices: Begin typing the words or phrases that you want to search for. Search results are displayed as you type.

    Windows devices: Specify the word or phrase to search for, then tap the Enter key.

    Filr supports numerous wildcards and operators that you can use to refine your search. For more information, see Supported Operators and Wildcards for Search in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.

For information about how to search from within the Filr Web application, see Searching for Information in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.