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            <h1><a name="kanchor462"></a><a name="kanchor463"></a><a name="kanchor464"></a>Configuring an Advanced Search</h1>
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                <p><a name="kanchor465"></a>The following steps cover the configuration of an Advanced Search.</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor466"></a><a name="kanchor467"></a>1. Filter Name</p>
            <p style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="kanchor468"></a><a name="kanchor469"></a>Not required unless you wish to save the search.</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor470"></a><a name="kanchor471"></a><a name="kanchor472"></a><a name="kanchor473"></a><a name="kanchor474"></a>2. The next section is automatically populated when you click the folder upon which to search. If not populated, select the required Folder, Type and Status.</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor475"></a><a name="kanchor476"></a>3. All Fields from the selected folder are populated automatically</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor477"></a>4. Operators such as "Contains", "Starts With", etc can be found here.</p>
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            <p style="background-color: #f5f5f5;border-left-style: solid;border-left-width: 1px;border-left-color: #c0c0c0;border-right-style: solid;border-right-width: 1px;border-right-color: #c0c0c0;border-top-style: solid;border-top-width: 1px;border-top-color: #c0c0c0;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-width: 1px;border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;padding-top: 1px;padding-bottom: 1px;"><a name="kanchor478"></a><a name="kanchor479"></a>These vary with the field type selected above (e.g. strings, dates or numbers have different operators).</p>
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            <p>5. All search criteria are added or removed here. These can use "And" or "Or".</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor480"></a><a name="kanchor481"></a><a name="kanchor482"></a>If search criteria is modified an requires updating, click the drop-down arrow to the right of the <b>Add</b> button and select <b><a name="kanchor483"></a>Replace selected</b>.</p>
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            <p><a name="kanchor484"></a>6. Filter Options</p>
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                <li value="1"><a name="kanchor485"></a><a name="kanchor486"></a>Include Subfolders<blockquote><p><a name="kanchor487"></a>Includes all subfolders below the folder where the filter is saved.</p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1"><a name="kanchor488"></a>Global Filter<blockquote><p><a name="kanchor489"></a><a name="kanchor490"></a><a name="kanchor491"></a><a name="kanchor492"></a>Allows all users of the system (with permission to view the object)&#160;access to this filter.</p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1"><a name="kanchor493"></a><a name="kanchor494"></a>Display All Records<blockquote><p>This option ignores the search criteria and displays all records within the object.</p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1">Search<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: normal;">Search</span><a name="kanchor495"></a><a name="kanchor496"></a><a name="kanchor497"></a><a name="kanchor498"></a> displays the results on the main grid</p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1">Save Filter<blockquote><p>Save <span style="font-weight: normal;">Filter</span><a name="kanchor499"></a><a name="kanchor500"></a> saves the search as a filter. Filters are saved under the selected folder, in the tree.</p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1">Sort<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sort</span><a name="kanchor501"></a> is enabled only after the filter has been saved for the first time. This allows results to be sorted by any field when this filter is clicked.</span></p></blockquote></li>
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                <li value="1"><a name="kanchor502"></a>Copy from filter<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a name="kanchor503"></a><a name="kanchor504"></a>This allows an existing filter to be used as a starting point in order to create a new filter. Select an existing filter from the drop-down menu.</span></p></blockquote></li>
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            <p>See <a href="Filters.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink">Filters</a></p>
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            <p style="background-color: #f5f5f5;border-left-style: solid;border-left-width: 1px;border-left-color: #c0c0c0;border-right-style: solid;border-right-width: 1px;border-right-color: #c0c0c0;border-top-style: solid;border-top-width: 1px;border-top-color: #c0c0c0;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-width: 1px;border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;padding-top: 1px;padding-bottom: 1px;"><span><span><a name="kanchor505"></a>Each time the user presses “Enter” or clicks the “Add” button, a search is performed automatically.<br /><br />Entries can be removed or Boolean operators (“AND”, “OR”) can be switched by right-clicking on the entry. <br /><br /></span><span>Click “Search” after making any changes, to see the new results.</span></span>
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