An operator-initiated search performs all valid searches for the node, including the following searches:

• Locally-attached subarea
• Subarea networks attached through other interchange nodes
• Broadcast
• Cross-subnetwork
• Local directory (directed search)

The operator-initiated search is started when a DISPLAY DIRECTRY, ID=resource_name, SCOPE=NSEARCH command is issued at a network node. The search returns all instances of the resource in the network. Unlike other searches, information returned by an operator-initiated search is not recorded in the directory services database.