# Search for item
> Search for units, packages, and groups in Configuration Management.
Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/configuration-management/how-to-use-configuration-management/search-for-item/
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.
It is possible to search for any kind of item, Units, Packages, and Groups. The following is a guide in performing the search.
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| **Step** | **Action** |
| 1 | Click on the Menu *Edit/Find* *or Ctrl + F to open the search window.*
If you know which item type you want to search for, you can click one of the specific search options shown below instead.
They will open the same search window but will have the item type preselected depending on which menu was clicked.
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| 2 | Select the area you want to search in and search text, click *Find* or hit Enter on your keyboard.  |
| 3 | Items that match the search criteria will be populated in the list.  |
| 4 | Return the results.
You can either return all the items that matched the search criteria or return only those items selected in the list.
Those items will be added to the Search Results node in the tree view/navigation pane. |