Search Parameters

GlobalSearch.AddWildCardAt

Description: You can control the automatic addition of wildcards to a search key using this parameter. Global search function splits the words in a search term separated by space into keys. For each search key wildcards are added before and/or after the search key based on the configuration defined using this parameter.

You can select one of the following options:

None—wild card entries are not added to the search keys.
Start—wild card entries are added at the beginning of a search key.
End—wild card entries are added at the end of a search key.
Both—wild card entries are added at the beginning and end of a search key. This is the default behaviour of the global search function.

Default: Both

Type: Radiobutton

Search.AlwaysReadNumRecords

Description: If this parameter is set to a value other than zero, regardless of the requested count of records the server always requests <Search.AlwaysReadNumRecords> records from the database. If more records exist for the entered search criteria, a message is displayed "More than <Search.AlwaysReadNumRecords> matching records; please refine your search.".

Use this setting to restrict the number of search results and for Oracle databases to work around the ROWNUM problem with ROWNUM being applied before sorting. For further details, Oracle: ROWNUM is applied before ORDER BY in the Aurea CRM.Web Installation Guide.

Default: 0

Type: Number

Search.AutoExpandOnSingleHit

Description: If this parameter is checked and a search returns exactly one record, the search results list is not displayed but the default action is automatically executed for the record. For further details, see Default Action.

You can override this setting for individual Search actions via the action parameter autoExpandOnSingleHit=<true|false>. For further details, see autoExpandOnSingleHit.

Default: Not checked

Type: Checkbox

Search.AutoStartWhenLinked

Description: Determines the auto search behavior of linked searches (but only if the autoSearch parameter in the Search action is not set). For further details, see autoSearch.

If checked, the search is automatically started if a link record is passed to the search view.

Default: Checked

Type: Checkbox

Search.ClearSearch

Description: Determines which options are available for clearing search criteria/resetting a search. For further details, see Resetting a Search. Enable/disable the following options:

Clear search criteria
Reset search settings

Use the Search.ShowSettingsButton Web Configuration parameter to globally enable/disable the reset options on search pages. For further details, see Search.ShowSettingsButton.

Default: Both enabled

Type: Checkboxes

Search.CopyCriteriaOnNew

Description: If enabled, values in the search mask are automatically transferred to the Expand view when creating a new record from the search results.

Note: If Search.CopyCriteriaOnNew is enabled, then the 1st catalog value is copied into the expand view.

For a search value to be transferred, the respective field must be part of the Details control used by the ExpandNew action. Values from an enhanced search field are written to the field for which the Enhanced Search Field attribute is defined.

Ranges are not copied (e.g. the From/To PC range in the company search).

Values are not transferred if the field in the Expand view is read-only.

Default values, and values from copy fields and empty values specified in the ExpandNew action via the copySourceFields/copyTargetFields and emptyFields arguments overrule values that are transferred from the search.

For searches with autoSearch = true no values are transferred.

Search criteria are stored per info area in the current session. Expiration time is set to 5 minutes.

Default: Enabled

Type: Checkbox

Search.FlavorSelectDefaultAction

Description: Defines the default action that is called when double-clicking a record in the search results of a process or record selector. For further details, see Default Action.

Default: A_Select

Type: Character

Search.FlavorSelectMenu

Description: Defines the default context menu used for the search results of a process or record selector.

Default: M_Select

Type: Character

Search.HideMoreFields

Description: Allows you to disable the More Fields … option from the Add more … drop down menu in a search control for all info areas by setting the parameter to true.

Default: False

Type: Boolean

Search.MaxResults

Description: Default number of records displayed in search results lists and in sub-lists.

Note: The value specified here is displayed as default in the search mask’s Max. Records/Page drop-down list.

Note: This parameter does not apply to the Quick Links list.

Default: 10

Type: Number

Search.NoFilterDefinition

Description: Globally restricts the usage of filters to the selection of predefined filters.

If checked, the More Filters entry is removed from the Add more drop-down list on all Search pages. Users can only select predefined filters and can no longer create or edit any filters in Aurea CRM.Web.

This parameter is not part of UPDATE_DEFAULT but needs to be created as Checkbox if required.

Default: Undefined

Type: Checkbox

Search.NotCompanyRelated

Description: A list of info areas where the Company-Related check box is not displayed in the search mask, when items of that info area are displayed linked to a company.

Default: The following defaults are used:

BTB: IB, Y1, ZA, BQ, AU
FS: AU
OTC: AU,VG,IB,PS,LS,KK,ST,WM,AB,FK,SA,TM,VF,WK

Type: List

Search.PhoneEmailMaxResults

Description: Defines the maximum number of results returned by the Phone & email Search.

Note: Since the ID_NET_PHONEEMAILSEARCH menu action has CachedMode enabled by default, all of these results are transferred to the client to allow paging in the result list) Therefore, update recommends not to specify to high a value.

Default: 500

Type: Number

Search.RestoreSearchOnBrowserBack

Description: Use this parameter to enable the use of the BackButton (Previous button) on opening a result record page to return to the info area’s search page, with the search result list and search conditions restored to the previous search context. This parameter works with the Search.RememberDynamicFilter and Search.RememberDynamicFields parameters defined below.

Default:

Type: Checkbox

Search.Result.FocusHotKey

Description: Defines a hotkey to automatically select the first row of a search result. This also activates the respective search sub-list.

Default: Alt+L

Type: Character

Search.ShowClearSearchButton

Description: Enable this parameter to display the Clear Search button globally across all info areas providing search capabilities. This button allows the user to clear all search criteria (default and user-defined search values and filters) from the search mask.

Default: Unchecked

Type: Checkbox

Search.ShowResetSearchButton

Description: Enable this parameter to display the Reset Search button globally across all info areas providing search capabilities. Users can use this button to clear additional search fields and remove added filters, clear search values or reset to default field values if applicable. It also clears the search results.

Default: Unchecked

Type: Checkbox

Search.ShowSettingsButton

Description: Determines if the Clear (and Reset) options are available on search pages. For further details, see Resetting a Search.

If undefined (default) or checked, the Clear (and Reset) options are available on all search pages. If unchecked, they are hidden.

Use the Search.ClearSearch Web Configuration parameter to determine which options (Clear and/or Reset) should be available. For further details, see Search.ClearSearch.

Default: Undefined

Type: Checkbox

Search.ShowOwnItems

Description: If set to true, the With Me checkbox is added to all search forms. Users can select this checkbox to search for their owned items.

Note: The checkbox is hidden if the info area does not contain non-virtual rep or participant fields.

Default: Unchecked

Type: Checkbox