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{{note| OR will retrieve data that correspond to at least one of the defined criterion.
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AND will retrieve data that exactly correspond to all defined criteria.}}
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First you need to specify which item you would like to use as you main search target by selecting in the drop-down list.
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Next decision to take is if all criteria should be true or if it is good enough if one of them are true (for more [[And Versus Or | details]].  
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{{note| Some attributes have ''buttons'' or ''widgets'' that you can click to select an option from a list of corresponding values.
 
{{note| Some attributes have ''buttons'' or ''widgets'' that you can click to select an option from a list of corresponding values.

Revision as of 14:41, 5 October 2014

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First you need to specify which item you would like to use as you main search target by selecting in the drop-down list. Next decision to take is if all criteria should be true or if it is good enough if one of them are true (for more details.


Note.jpg Some attributes have buttons or widgets that you can click to select an option from a list of corresponding values.

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To add additional search criteria, click FieldTemplateIcon.png. To add a new condition to a criteria node, click OR/AND.

To move a search criterion or criteria node, select the criterion or node and click UpBlueArrow.png to move it up or DownBlueArrow.png to move it down.

To delete a search criterion or criteria node, select the criterion or node and click EcksButton.png.

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Note.jpg Selecting the Prompt checkbox enables you to select other value options when running saved searches.
Note.jpg If you select SQL from the attribute drop-down list, you can enter a valid SQL statement in the value field. See Building Searches for more information.