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# Find alert records in Express List using text search

# Find alert records in Express List using text search {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Perform a text search for alert records in a filtered list of alerts.

## Before you begin

Role required: evt_mgmt_operator, evt_mgmt_admin

## About this task

Event Management searches through the alerts that you're currently seeing in the Express List based on the filters and time range you have set. It searches in the following predefined fields even if they aren't visible: Metric name, Node,
Alert number, Alert Tags, and Description. It treats the text that you enter as a single string rather than individual words. The selected alert list
mode determines which alert types are displayed and included in the search. Essential mode displays primary and single alerts only. Extended mode displays all alert types,
including secondary alerts.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to WorkspacesService Operations Workspace.
2. From the navigation bar, select the Express list icon ![]().
3. **Optional:** Select Essential or Extended from the Switch search scope menu.  
   Essential includes primary and single alerts. Extended includes all alert types, including secondary alerts.
4. In the Search filtered alerts field, enter the search text.  
   * Ensure that the text string meets or exceeds the minimum character requirement specified in the notification message.
   * The maximum character limit is 50.
   * The search isn't case-sensitive.

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   Note:  
   The minimum character requirement is determined by the evt_mgmt.express_list.min_search_chars system property setting.
5. Perform the search by selecting the check icon ![]() or pressing Enter.

## Result

The results match both the filters that you have applied and the string you entered in the Search filtered alerts field. In the resulting alert records, the string is highlighted and the filters show the number of records
that match the string. Recent searches are saved and accessible from the Search filtered alerts field.

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