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Search Results
Search results are displayed in alphabetical order on the Search Results page. Clicking the name of the object takes you to that object.
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If the search returns only one result, the system takes you directly to that result.
Displaying Search Results
All search results pages in PTC FlexPLM look the same. You can change how the search results are displayed by using views, filters, hiding and showing columns, and sorting columns.
Function
Description
Views
You can select a view from the Views menu. If there are no views available, you can create one by clicking the create new table layout icon . For more information, see the section Creating Views in the topic Views.
Filters
You can filter the search results by selecting a filter from the Filters menu. If there are no filters available, you can create one by clicking the create new filter icon . For more information, see the section Creating Filters in the topic Filters.
Hiding and showing columns
You can hide and show columns in the Search Results page using Hide/Show Columns. For more information, see Hiding and Showing Content.
Sorting columns
You can sort columns in search results using the table column sorting functionality. Click Sort Options to sort by multiple columns, or click a column header to sort by that column only. For more information, see Tables.
Returning to Search Results
When you click an object in the search results, you can click Return To Search on the Details page or related object pages to return to the list of search results. If you navigate away from that object type, the Return To Search option is not available if you navigate away from the object type..
Working with Search Results
The system displays the actions you can perform on the search results both at the top and the bottom of the page. This allows options to be easily accessible in the case of multiple search results that produce long lists, without requiring you to scroll back to the top of the page to select an action.
Navigating search results pages
• Click First to navigate to the first page of search results
• Click Previous to navigate to the previous page of search results
• Click Next to navigate to the next page of search results
• Click Last to navigate to the last page of search results
• Click Show All to display all search results on a single page
Clicking Show All disables Show All and removes Next from the list of options. After you click Show All, you can click First to return to the first page of search results or Last to go to the last page of search results. Clicking Previous takes you to the first fifty search results.
Showing and hiding images
Click Show Images to display all object thumbnails, if applicable. Click Hide Images to hide all object thumbnails.
Modifying searches
If you want to change the search criteria, click Modify Search. On the search criteria page, modify the search criteria you entered previously.
Updating results
1. Click Update Results to specify new values for attributes.
The page refreshes and displays a New field for all applicable attributes. This can appear as a menu, text field, list box, or date field.
2. Specify the new value for all instances of that attribute and click Save.
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The ability to update an attribute value from the search results page is configured using the Type and Attribute Management utility.
Updating results with a mass change
1. Click Update Results to specify new values for attributes.
2. Click Mass Change to display a row beneath the header row. For each attribute that you can perform a mass change on, the system displays a cell with a Fill Column button and a New field, which can be a menu, text field, list box, or date field.
3. Specify the new value for all instances of that attribute and click Fill Column. The new value appears in the New field in each cell for that attribute, which also displays the current value if one exists.
4. Click Save to apply the mass change to all instances of the attribute. The system returns you to the search results page.
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The ability to perform a mass change on an attribute is configured using the Type and Attribute Management utility.
Search and replace
1. Click Update Results to specify new values for attributes.
2. Click Search/Replace to display a row beneath the header row. For each attribute that you can perform a search and replace on, the system displays a cell with a Replace button and Search For and Replace With fields. These fields can be a menu, text field, list box, or date field.
3. Specify the value you want to replace and the value you want to replace it with and click Replace. The new value appears in the New field in each cell for that attribute, which also displays the current value if one exists.
4. Click Save to apply the change to all instances of the attribute. The system returns you to the search results page.
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Search strings must be exact. The Search For field does not currently support wild card searches.
The ability to perform a search and replace on an attribute is configured using the Type and Attribute Management utility.