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Thanks for the idea. What format are you thinking when you say WebDAV (including WebDAV in the path, forward or backward slashes, etc.)?

I don't think this is exactly "search," per se--it just so happens that the CME search box is an "omnibox" of sorts that lets you enter a TCM URI to open that item.

Does it need to be in that box, though? Would it be as useful if you could put the desired path in another box or browser URL?

Also, you mention both opening the item or jumping to the item, which are definitely familiar requests whenever there's an item or TCM URI. Is there a preference for opening the item or going to its location (if you could only have one)? Or is it 50-50, where sometimes you want one or the other?

Be able to search by WebDav URL in the CME

It would be really useful if you could paste a WebDav URL into the CME search box and it either:

1. Open the item, or
2. Take you to the location (for organisational items)

 

This would be particularly useful when using Content Porter and/or working across environments.

Jonathan Williams

  • Hey gents. Thanks for commenting.

    Alvin, you're right about the desire to find the same or equivalent item in a different context.

    For example, if you're on QA, then having an option to 'Take me to this location on PRD' or if you get an error in Content Porter then having a button to 'Take me to this item in the DEV CME'.

    My main pain point at the moment is that the Content Porter log files output WebDav URLs, but I have to go down the whole tree to get to the item (or use the Core Service script that I wrote to take a WebDav URL and spit out the TcmId <-- Which can be searched).

  • It sounds like the challenge or desire is finding the same or equivalent item in a different context.

    "Search by WebDAV URL" would help but would this really need to be from the search box? :-)

  • Would be useful indeed. I've often seen the editors getting frustrated at converting from webdav to actual path at the cost of  several clicks and usually a few mis-steps!