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> ## Querying a Registry

> You use the Browse pane to query a registry.

> Note: In order to perform queries on the Microsoft registry, you must be connected to the `inquire` URL. To perform queries on the IBM registry, you may be connected to either the `inquiryapi` URL or the `publishapi` URL.

> ### Querying by Name

> To search for organizations by name, perform the following steps.

> 1. Click the Browse tab if it is not already selected.
> 2. In the Find By panel on the left side of the Registry Browser window, do the following:
> 1. Select Name in the Find By combo box if it is not already selected.
> 2. Type a string in the text field.
> 3. Press Enter or click the Search button in the toolbar.

> After a few seconds, the organizations whose names match the text string appear in the right side of the Registry Browser window. An informational dialog box appears if no matching organizations are found.

> Queries are not case-sensitive. If you type a plain text string (`string`), organization names match if they begin with the text string you entered. Enclose the string in percent signs (`%``string``%`) for wildcard searches.

> Double-click on an organization to show its details. An Organization dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you can click Show Services to display the Services dialog box for the organization. In the Services dialog box, you can click Show ServiceBindings to display the ServiceBindings dialog box for that service.

> ### Querying by Classification

> To query a registry by classification, perform the following steps.

> 1. Select Classification in the Find By combo box.
> 2. In the Classifications pane that appears below the combo box, double-click a classification scheme.
> 3. Continue to double-click until you reach the node you want to search on.
> 4. Click the Search button in the toolbar.

> After a few seconds, one or more organizations in the chosen classification may appear in the right side of the Registry Browser window. An informational dialog box appears if no matching organizations are found.

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