Customizing search filters for users

You can create a filtered list of users by specifying the type of filter and the text to be used as part of the search criteria. The filtered list of users is limited to displaying only the users that meet the filter requirements. You can filter users by the letters that the user ID contains or by the letters that the user ID starts or ends with.

  1. From the navigation pane, click Manage Users.
  2. In the Search by field, select the attribute from the list that you want to use to search for one or more users. For example, select User ID.
  3. In the Search for field, either type the string that you want to search for to limit the set of users, or use the wildcard character (*) to search for all users. Whether the search is case sensitive or case insensitive depends on the user registry that you are using.
  4. In the Maximum results field, specify the maximum number of search results that you want to display.
  5. Click Search. After the search completes, a table displays the users that match your search criteria.
  6. Click the filter icon.
  7. Do one of the following:
    • To create a new filter for an attribute if none exists, click the [No Filter] link.
    • To select an existing filter, click on the filter name.
  8. If you are creating a new filter, select a filter type from the list. The types of filters are Contains, Starts with, or Ends with.
  9. Type the letters that you want to search for in the Text field. The wildcard character is not permitted in this field.
  10. Click Apply.

After you click Apply, the name of the filter is listed in the column under the attribute. The filter name matches the letters that were typed in the Text field. If no filter has been used for an attribute, the text [No Filter] displays.

The list of users is refreshed, and a filtered list of user IDs is displayed. The filter name and the total number of filtered user IDs are also shown.

Click the hide filter icon, or click Close, when you have finished working with filters.