Using the Search Bar

Using the Search Bar

The search bar at the top left of your SiteOwl browser window makes it easy to locate a specific Device, Task or Service Ticket in SiteOwl. Search functionality changes contextually based on where you are in the application. Searches can be performed for a specific Project Plan or across the entire system.

Plan Search: Projects and Live Sites

When viewing or editing a Project Plan or Live Site Plan in the SiteOwl web application, you can quickly locate an item using SiteOwl’s powerful Search feature.


Simply begin typing a keyword in the search bar to search for items in the current Plan. A list of matching results will dynamically display as you type.
The following attributes can be used in a Project Plan search:
  1. Device/Task Name
  2. Part Number
  3. IP Address
The following attributes can be used in a Live Site Plan search:
  1. Device Name
  2. Part Number
  3. IP Address
  4. Service Ticket Name.
When you select an item from the list of results, its location on the Plan is highlighted and its details are displayed in the left panel. 
In other areas of SiteOwl, such as Plan Library or Live Sites, you can search an entire Account for a specific item.


The following attributes can be used in a System Search: 
  1. Device Name
  2. Part Number
  3. IP Address
  4. Ticket Name
  5. Ticket Number
System Search results are grouped by type on 3 tabs. Click each tab to view the results for:
  1. Project Devices and Tasks
  2. Live Site Devices
  3. Service Tickets


Search Criteria

The table below outlines the 3 supported search types, the category of results they will return, and the criteria (fields) you can search by: 


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