Basic Search

You can enter any text into the search bar and SOTI MobiControl will use that keyword to search your devices for a match. Generally, keyword searches assess the values of any device property available in the column view to generate its results. These properties are a subset of the device properties available in a Device Information panel and exclude extended properties.

Basic search is most effective when using unique values such as serial numbers or device IDs. Less precise queries may return multiple devices containing the same value but from different properties, or a partial match of the queried value.

Figure 1. Using a device ID as a search term

Using a device ID as a search term

Search Examples

Use the devices in the Sample Devices as a data set to understand how SOTI MobiControl performs searches using keywords.

Table 1. Sample Devices
# Device Name OS Version Device Family Serial Number
1 Timothy Smit's iPhone 11.0 Apple AABBCCEEDD
2 Sara's Nexus 5.0 Android Plus 1122334455
3 Tim Thompson's Desktop 10.0 Windows Modern ZZYYXXWWVV
4 Jane's iPad 10.3 Apple A1B2C3D4E5

If the following searches were executed on a database containing the above devices, they would return the following results.

Entering this search term Returns these devices
AABBCCEEDD 1
Tim 1, 3
10 3, 4
apple 1, 4
iOS 10 No results
Jane, Tim No results