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WebFOCUS provides an intuitive search functionality that allows you to quickly access content across the repository. Using a text bar found in the Home, Portals, and Workspaces areas of your WebFOCUS start page, you can enter a search term to quickly display all content items that match that term. The interactive search engine updates the suggestions as you type, so you can find the desired item fast.
With the WebFOCUS search feature, you can:
Note: It is the best practice to opt for the Advanced Search feature when searching for items in large or hierarchically complex repositories. By narrowing the search query, you can significantly improve the response time of your search event and make your search results more precise.
The search drop-down list immediately offers suggestions based on the characters entered into the Search field.
Note: When you type within the search field, an X icon displays next to the Search options drop-down arrow. Click the X to clear the Search text box.
Note: To search for a specific workspace, start typing the title of this workspace in the workspace selection field.
The item runs in the viewer.
All items that match the keyword display in a list view.
In this view you can perform the following actions:
The Advanced Search dialog box opens.
Note: You can also open the Advanced Search dialog box by clicking the Advanced Search link in the lower left corner of the search results drop-down list.
You can choose from the following search categories:
The AND operator signifies that the search results must match all filtering conditions. Alternatively, use the OR operator to return search results that match any of the specified conditions. The OR operator is selected by default.
An example of the completed Advanced Search query is displayed in the following image.
All items that match your search criteria display in the list view.