Application management : Configuration : Self-Service : Web configuration : Web Configuration - Concepts : Generic information : Search block
Search block
A page that is displayed to enable users to search for specific information, such as co-workers (personnel), work orders, assets, products etc.
Search fields
On the Search fields tab, specify the search fields you want to display.
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For reference fields, you can choose from two operators: = and In. With = (equal to), you can filter by one single criterion. With In, you can filter by multiple criteria at the same time.
Search immediately
If you enable Search immediately, the search results will immediately be available to the user when displaying the form (in this case, the search will be non-specific).
If you select No, the user must click on the Search button to show the results in the list block.
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For improved usability, it is recommended to turn on Search immediately. However, this may impact the performance of the system.
Field properties
Mandatory
If Yes, the search field requires a value in order to search.
Read only
If Yes, the search field is not editable for end users.
Is visible
If No, the field is not visible for end users *
Split search string
Select Yes to enable searching on multiple search terms in random order.
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This selection is only applicable when Contains is selected in the Operator field.
Allow as HTTP parameter
If Yes, it is possible to fill a field via a parameter added to the URL.
Pinned by default?
Enables you to determine which fields should be pinned to the search form.
The first field in the configuration is always displayed to users and hence the Pinned by default? setting is Yes (and is invisible). For all other fields, this setting is configurable.
You can determine the order of fields by moving hem up or down by using the respective button.
The first field in the configuration becomes Pinned by default. If this field is removed, the subsequent field becomes Pinned by default.
Note that implicit user settings are only created if the user manually pins or unpins a field on the search block.
Until that happens, all changes done in the Web configuration will be reflected on the user's form.