Data files stored in a Model Manager database can be used as input for models in the same way you can use files stored on the file system as input. From the Select File window for an input setting, you can find and select files from one of your configured databases to use as input source for the model opened in the COMSOL Desktop. Choose the database that you want to select files from in the list of options on the left. Choose
Add Database (

) if you want to add a new database.
The Select File window for a database offers similar search and filter functionality as the
Open and
Select Model windows, although adapted for searching data files. Click
Select (

) once you have found and selected a file in the result list to use as input. If the selected data is a fileset, you will be asked to select one of the files via the
Select File from Fileset dialog box.
You can also right-click a file in the list to select it as input. Select Preview File (

) to open the file with the default application for its file type — see also
Previewing Files. Select
Set Tags (

) to modify the tag assignment of the file — see also
Assigning Tags to Items.
You find data files by writing search expressions in the search field and clicking the Search button. You can write plain search words and any number of filter expressions using
The Model Manager Search Syntax. Plain search words will match on the title, description, assigned tags, and filename of a data file. The search can be restricted by an explicit file type filter set in the list next to the search field.
You can also apply separate Item Filters via
The Filter Dialog Box. Select a filter from the
Add Filter menu button (

) in the toolbar to open the dialog box. Applied filters are shown below the search field — see
Applied Filter Pills.
You can change which file versions to search for by selecting another location — see
Searching Versions and
Locations. Click the link button above the search field to open
The Select Location Dialog Box to select which location to search. The link button is hidden if there is only one location available in the database, which is the default for a new database.