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title: "How can I use the Inventory Module to find Link Locations?"
date: "2021-03-17T15:12:59+00:00"
summary: "Discover how to use the Inventory Module to locate specific links on your website. Learn efficient search and filtering techniques."
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**Q. How can I use the Inventory Module to find link locations?**

**A.** We create a list of all of the links on a website for each completed scan (_with the exception of excluded paths_), this means the Inventory module can be used to find specific link locations, eliminating the need to write long and complex policies.

Here are the steps:
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1.  Log in and navigate to your domain.
    
2.  Click **Inventory** (books icon), on the page toolbar to open the _Inventory_ module.
    
    ![The location of the Inventory button on the domain toolbar.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/pytcpd5gad/web/Mon_Opt_Dashboard-Inventory.png?v=7c7268b3-f182-4594-8b13-2c7172e73937)
    
3.  Click **Links** from the menu on the left side menu of the _Inventory_ page.
    
4.  Click **Content** from the menu on the left side menu of the _Links_ page.
    
5.  Select **Pages** from the list in the _Type_ column of the _Links_ page.  
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    ![The Inventory dashboard with the Links section highlighted.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/sy9wnxxqpx/web/Mon_Inventory-Dashboard-LinksSection.png?v=0d9d7ae0-9f36-49a0-b4db-cd5263457759)
    
6.  Locate the link.  
    **Note**: The link must match exactly.  
    Tip: Use the Internal or External filter to shorten the list, or use the Search function to find the link.
    
7.  Click on the export button to order a CSV version of the results.  
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    ![The location of the Export button in the Inventory module, in line with the Search field.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/uxuobkw2ng/web/Mon_Inventory-ExportButton.png?v=92aa67c9-e1dc-40dc-9ae6-d57963be6f0c)
    
8.  Convert the generated CSV to Excel or Google Sheets and apply a `countif` formula to the range, with the link in question as the main parameter. Example: `countif(‘Column Range B:B’, ‘Link to Search’)`
    

6\. You can now work on the filtered results.

For more information, see the user guide article:

[Inventory](/en/articles/5774898-inventory).

Locate links with the Policies module:
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The Policies module is commonly used to perform simple searches for **_unwanted, matching, or required_** text contents that have been discovered after scanning a website. You can also perform more complex searches, including those that exclude matches found in particular elements like **_sidebars, navigation bars, or footers_**.

For more information, see the user guide articles:

*   [Policies Reports](/en/articles/9064043-policies-reports)
    
*   [Policies](/en/articles/5670909-policies).
    

Locate links with the Reports module:
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The Reports module also compiles a report with links.

Select the **Links Inventory Report** to view the Links Inventory report.

For full instructions, see the user guide article:

[Inventory Reports](/en/articles/9064187-inventory-reports)