=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2012-06-06 13:31:45 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2012-10-26 14:18:18 +0000
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getAllSorted( Class<T> clazz );
 
+    <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getLikeName( Class<T> clazz, String name );
+    
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getBetween( Class<T> clazz, int first, int max );
 
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getBetweenByName( Class<T> clazz, String name, int first, int max );

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2012-10-26 12:49:31 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2012-10-26 14:18:18 +0000
@@ -197,6 +197,20 @@
 
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+    public <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getLikeName( Class<T> clazz, String name )
+    {
+        GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<IdentifiableObject> store = getIdentifiableObjectStore( clazz );
+
+        if ( store == null )
+        {
+            return new ArrayList<T>();
+        }
+
+        return (Collection<T>) store.getLikeName( name );
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
     public <T extends IdentifiableObject> Collection<T> getBetween( Class<T> clazz, int first, int max )
     {
         GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<IdentifiableObject> store = getIdentifiableObjectStore( clazz );

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/AbstractCrudController.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/AbstractCrudController.java	2012-10-24 10:22:27 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/api/controller/AbstractCrudController.java	2012-10-26 14:18:18 +0000
@@ -88,6 +88,26 @@
         return StringUtils.uncapitalize( getEntitySimpleName() ) + "List";
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping( value = "/query/{query}", method = RequestMethod.GET )
+    public String query( @PathVariable String query, @RequestParam Map<String, String> parameters, Model model, HttpServletRequest request ) throws Exception
+    {
+        WebOptions options = new WebOptions( parameters );
+        WebMetaData metaData = new WebMetaData();
+        List<T> entityList = queryForEntityList( metaData, options, query );
+
+        ReflectionUtils.invokeSetterMethod( ExchangeClasses.getExportMap().get( getEntityClass() ), metaData, entityList );
+
+        if ( options.hasLinks() )
+        {
+            WebUtils.generateLinks( metaData );
+        }
+
+        model.addAttribute( "model", metaData );
+        model.addAttribute( "viewClass", options.getViewClass( "basic" ) );
+
+        return StringUtils.uncapitalize( getEntitySimpleName() ) + "List";
+    }
+
     @RequestMapping( value = "/{uid}", method = RequestMethod.GET )
     public String getObject( @PathVariable( "uid" ) String uid, @RequestParam Map<String, String> parameters, 
         Model model, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response ) throws Exception
@@ -239,6 +259,27 @@
         return entityList;
     }
 
+    protected List<T> queryForEntityList( WebMetaData metaData, WebOptions options, String query )
+    {
+        List<T> entityList;
+
+        if ( options.hasPaging() )
+        {
+            int count = manager.getCount( getEntityClass() );
+
+            Pager pager = new Pager( options.getPage(), count );
+            metaData.setPager( pager );
+
+            entityList = new ArrayList<T>( manager.getBetweenByName( getEntityClass(), query, pager.getOffset(), pager.getPageSize() ) );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            entityList = new ArrayList<T>( manager.getLikeName( getEntityClass(), query ) );
+        }
+
+        return entityList;
+    }
+
     protected T getEntity( String uid )
     {
         return manager.get( getEntityClass(), uid );