Searching for Materials in the Material Library

To search for materials within the Material Library, two types of queries are possible: simple and advanced.

To make a simple query:

1.	Enter text to search for in the Query field.

2.	Click Apply Query or press ENTER to query the library. Results will display in the browser.

To make an advanced query:

1.	Click Query Editor in the Query toolbar. The Query Editor dialog displays. The advanced Query Editor allows you to build complex queries using the available contents metadata and conditions.

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For example, to create an advanced query, perform the following steps:

1.	Click the Folder icon next to Folders, type rad in the Query field, and click Apply Query.

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This will return a list of folders matching the query criteria. Click the checkbox next to the RADIOSS folder, and click Ok.

2.	Click the Add icon to add a row to the query criteria.

3.	Click in the Metadata field and select Material Name from the list of metadata.

4.	Click in the Operator field and select the LIKE operator, then click in the Value field and type in BH210.

5.	Click the checkbox in the & column.

6.	Repeat steps 2-4 to add another row to the query criteria, and enter the following:

Metadata = Young's Modulus

Operator = >

Value = 200000

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7.	Click Apply. The Organize browser will be updated to show the results of the query.

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