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Add a Search Definition

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[[Geospatial Data]]<br />
[[Search]]<br />
[[Reports]]<br />
[[Printing]]<br />
[[Map Layouts]]<br />
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<td style="padding-top: 0.2em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #cee0f2" class="">Search</td>
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[[Search Manager Window]]<br />
[[Search Results Window]]<br />
[[HowTo:Search Terms|Search Terms]]<br />
[[HowTo:Search the Field Report Audit Log|Search Audit Log]]<br />
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[[HowTo:Filter Search Definitions Displayed|Filter Search Definitions]]<br />
[[HowTo:Add a Search Definition|Add Search Definition]]<br />
[[Any Versus All]]<br />
[[HowTo:View or Change a Search Definition|View/Change Search Definition]]<br />
[[HowTo:Remove a Search Definition|Remove Search Definition]]<br />
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To add a search definition:
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<li>From the '''Search''' menu, select '''Search'''.</li>
:The Search (Add) window displays.
<li>Enter a name for the search definition in the '''Name''' field.</li>
<li>Enter a description of the search definition in the Description field.</li>
<li>From the Search Target list, select the item that you would like to search.</li>
<li>The search condition defaults to ''ANY''. You can change the search condition by clicking the condition in the search criteria pane and selecting ''ANY'' or ''ALL'' from the list. For more information on the any/all search condition, refer to ''[[Any Versus All]]''.</li>
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[[Image:fig72.png|center|500px|''Figure 72. Changing the Any/All Condition'']]
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''Figure 72. Changing the Any/All Condition''
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<li>To add a criteria to the search definition, click the [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png]] button.</li>
<li>A row is added to the criteria pane. Each row in the pane represents a criterion. A criterion is comprised of an attribute, operator, and value.</li>
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[[Image:fig73.png|center|500px|''Figure 73. Criterion Components'']]
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''Figure 73. Criterion Components''
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<li>Select the attribute on which you would like to apply a constraint from the leftmost list. The attributes in the list are determined by the item selected from the Search Target list.</li>
<li>Select the operator that you would like to apply to the attribute from the list. The available operators are determined by the data type of the selected attribute.</li>
<li>Do one of the following to specify the value(s) that the attribute must meet:</li>
*Enter a value in the text field beside the Operator list.
*If the selected attribute has predefined values such as those available from a list of options, you can click the '''Options''' button to view the available options.
*If you would like to wait until you run the search to specify the value, check the '''Prompt''' checkbox.
<li>Repeat steps 7–12 for each criterion you would like to add to the search definition.</li>
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{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA Mobile.]]
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| To change the order of a single criterion or an ANY/ALL group in the search definition (except the first criterion and group combination), select the criterion or group and click the [[Image:UpBlueArrow.png]] or the [[Image:DownBlueArrow.png]] button.
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{| style="border:2px solid lightgray; float:center; margin:10px;"
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"|[[Image:bulb2.png|25px|Represents a tip or note for using IMSMA Mobile.]]
|align="left" style="padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px"| To remove a criterion or an ANY/ALL group from the search definition, select the criterion or group and click the [[Image:EcksButton.png]] button.
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<li>When you have finished adding criteria to the search definition, do one of the following:</li>
*To save the search definition, click the Save button.
*To execute the search, click the Run button.
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