You can search one or more repositories for patterns that meet
your needs by using the Pattern Explorer view. By default,
a search in the Pattern Explorer view covers only installed
patterns. You can expand the search properties to search multiple repositories
as needed.
Patterns are packaged and stored as RAS assets. A RAS pattern
asset may contain more than one pattern. You must import the entire asset
to use any of its patterns. When you search for assets, your keywords are
matched to the metadata in both the asset and each of its member patterns.
Note: If
you find a match to a pattern but you do not know to which asset it belongs,
you can view the pattern in the Asset Explorer view.
Right-click the pattern and click Show Properties View.
The name of the asset should match the file name in the File Path property.
To
search for patterns from the Pattern Explorer view:
- On the Pattern Explorer view toolbar, click
the Search button
. The Search window opens and
displays the RAS Search page is displayed.
- Under the Search using, click Keyword and
do any combination of the following steps:
- Type one or more keyword strings separated by space.
- Type a wildcard character (* or ?) with or without a partial keyword
string.
- Select a previously entered keyword from the drop-down list.
- Optional. To change the repositories that are searched, do one
of the following options:
- Click All Open Repositories.
- Click Selected Repositories. If the repositories
you want to search are not listed in the box, click Choose to
select one or more repositories.
The Search view opens and the matches
are listed ranked by percentage. Assets are listed with an asset icon
and the library
assets are listed with a related assets icon
.

- Optional. To re-sort the list, right-click the view, click Sort
by, and then click one of the following menu items:
- Asset Name
- Repository Name
- Ranking
- To open the pattern related to a match, right-click any of the
matches, click Show in and then click one of the following
menu items:
- Pattern Explorer: This view is valid for any
pattern or asset listed in the Pattern Repository.
- Asset Explorer: All assets appear in the Asset
Explorer view.
The focus changes to the pattern in the selected view. If the Asset
Explorer view was not open, it is opened for you.
Patterns that do not appear in the Patterns Repository or the Pattern
Explorer view will need to be imported before you can apply them.