Defining findAsYouType Functions

Learn about findAsYouType Functions.

FindAsYouType enables users to directly type a search string into link fields. The matches are displayed as a drop-down list. By selecting an entry the records are linked according to the settings specified in the Select-Function.

You can define Select-Functions with findAsYouType for standard link fields. In addition, you can define global findAsYouType functions per info area. For further details, see Global Definition of FindAsYouType. A global FindAsYouType definition is used for all link fields that point to the respective info area and for which no specific Select-Function has been defined.

Note: FindAsYouType only supports text, number and variable catalog fields (Field Types C,L,S,K, see Data Types in Aurea CRM) as search fields. These field types may be combined in one definition (as both searchFields and textFields).

Note: Fixed catalogs and hierarchical catalogs are not supported.

Note: Field types that are not supported are ignored and a warning is written to the client log.

Note: For the output fields (parameter textFields) there is no restriction: All field types are valid.

Text and catalog fields support a substring and wildcard search (e.g. where (Country = "Au*")). Number fields only return exact matches, i.e. searching for "100" does not return "1000" or "3100". Searching for number ranges requires the definition of a query, e.g. with condition where (Revenue>'$parValue'), see Syntax (parameter query).