Filtering searches by group type
It is possible to filter searches by group type.
These search context groups are currently available:
- Network_elements — Search for all Network elements. Network elements are used in the Source/Destination cells in the Policy Editing view.
- Services — Search for all services. Services are used in the Service cell in the Policy Editing view.
- Services_and_applications — Search for all Services and Applications. Services and Applications are used in the Service cell in the Policy Editing view.
- Tags — Search for all tags. Tags are used in the Policy Editing view for Inspection rules.
- Situations — Search for all Situations. Situations are used in the Policy Editing view for Inspection rules.
For example, the REST call could have the following content:
https://[server]:[port]/[version]/elements?filter=NameOfElement&filter_context=ElementTypeOrSearchContextGroup
In this example, ElementTypeOrSearchContextGroup can be either the type of the element, like host/address_range/…, or network_elements/services/ services_and_applications/tags/ situations. Lists of element types are also supported. For example, “host, router, network” can be used to filter the types to host, router, or network elements.