=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/DimensionController.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/DimensionController.java	2014-12-01 05:43:13 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/DimensionController.java	2014-12-02 06:11:18 +0000
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-import com.google.common.base.Enums;
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.DimensionService;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.DimensionalObject;
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.PagerUtils;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.comparator.IdentifiableObjectNameComparator;
 import org.hisp.dhis.dataset.DataSet;
-import org.hisp.dhis.node.config.InclusionStrategy;
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.utils.ContextUtils;
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.webdomain.WebMetaData;
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.webdomain.WebOptions;
@@ -55,6 +52,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -97,6 +95,28 @@
         WebOptions options = new WebOptions( parameters );
         List<NameableObject> items = dimensionService.getCanReadDimensionItems( uid );
 
+        if ( parameters.containsKey( "filter" ) )
+        {
+            String filter = parameters.get( "filter" );
+
+            if ( filter.startsWith( "name:like:" ) )
+            {
+                filter = filter.substring( "name:like:".length() );
+
+                Iterator<NameableObject> iterator = items.iterator();
+
+                while ( iterator.hasNext() )
+                {
+                    NameableObject nameableObject = iterator.next();
+
+                    if ( !nameableObject.getName().toLowerCase().contains( filter.toLowerCase() ) )
+                    {
+                        iterator.remove();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         WebMetaData metaData = new WebMetaData();
         Collections.sort( items, IdentifiableObjectNameComparator.INSTANCE );