Exploring Components Globally

From the Components tab on the Global Component & License Lookup tab, users can explore the various OSS and third-party components that are standard to the Code Insight Data Library and those that are custom. You can also create a custom component for any component that you discover missing from the Data Library.

Refer to the following sections for more information:

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Setting Up a Global Component Search

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Results of a Global Component Search

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Viewing Information About Individual Components

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Creating a Custom Component to Add to the Data Library

Note:If you have just created or edited a custom component, consider waiting a half a minute before performing a component search to ensure that component indexing in the Data Library is complete. This practice can help avoid Code Insight server issues during the search. For more information, see Note About the Indexing Process for Custom Components.

In addition to the descriptions provided in these sections, see Components Tab for descriptions of all the fields available on Component tab.