Search and Replace

Digest

Search and Replace allows users to quickly changes multiple assets at once. While searching within the CMS, Administrators may choose to replace certain content (words, phrases, etc.) with other content.

Concept

This feature is available only to administrator-level users, and it functions exactly like the basic search feature, with the addition of the "replace with" text area. When a search and replace is performed, the search returns a list of assets (blocks, pages, stylesheets, and templates) that match the search qualifications, allowing the Administrator to perform a global replace, or to select individual instances to replace the term. You may then select assets on which to run the replace function.

PLEASE NOTE – This function is only available to Administrators, and the changes made will not be processed through the Workflow system.

Technical

Performing a Search and Replace (Administrators and Managers)

To perform a Search and Replace:

Select Tools -> Search -> Replace from the top navigation menu.
Input search terms in one or more of the listed search fields:
Asset Name – The name of the asset being searched.
Asset Path – The folder name where the asset resides.
Asset Contents – The XML contained within the asset.
Click Submit to begin search.
From the resulting list, select the assets for which you wish the term to be replaced. You may also select or deselect all to simplify the selection process.
Enter the text you wish to be added in place of the search term.
Click Submit to run the replace feature, and replace the selected terms in the chosen assets.

ADDITIONAL NOTES – Please remember that this is only a text replace. It does not check the validity of resulting XML, so it is possible that errors could be introduced when running a replace.

Assets edited in this manner will not be placed in workflow.