The Web Client provides a multi-object search pane that lets users search across multiple object types at once. Prior to performing a search, a user can select and deselect check boxes in the pane to choose object types to be included in the search. The standard multi-object search pane includes search options for the following object types:
To customize the pane you can add, modify, and remove search options. |
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When you add a search option for a particular object type, you should also configure the object type for the Favorites view, so users will be able to save objects of that type as Favorites. |
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What to do: |
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Log into the Windows Client as a user who has sufficient access rights to modify EDBKERNEL records. |
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Search for the DataView menu named WEB-SRCH-OPTS. |
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In the Selection Assignments subform, add, edit, and delete records to create the set of search options you want. |
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You must create a list mask for any search option you want to add to the multi-object search pane. Refer to the next section for instructions. |
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The following table describes required fields used by the Web Client to configure search options in the multi-object search pane.
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To add separators to menus of all kindsincluding top menus, pop-up menus, button areas, and toolbarsuse the predefined menu selection EDB-BAS-LINE. Do not use the @LINE userexit to define your own selections, because the Web Client does not support this. |
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Creating List Masks for Search OptionsBefore adding a new search option to the multi-object search pane, follow the instructions below to create a list mask for the option. What to do: |
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Copy the default list mask for the object type you want to make available for searches. |
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Add the suffix "-MOS" to the name of the new list mask. |
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For example, after copying EDB-ART-SLI (the default list mask for EDB-ARTICLE), rename the new list mask EDB-ART-SLI-MOS. |
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Open the Field Assignments subform and locate the ID field name. |
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For example, the ID field name in EDB-ART-SLI-MOS is T_MASTER_DAT.PART_ID. |
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Select the row for the ID field name. |
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Change the value in the Order column to "1". |