Also Search Registry entry

Specify additional fields to be searched when a search is performed on a field.

Description

The Also Search Registry entry extends a search in one field to include other fields. For example, when the Last: (Person Details) field is queried for a value, the Other Names: (Person Details) field can also be searched for that same value.

Tip: It is always possible to disable Also Search whenever a search is performed.

Usage

This Registry entry can be assigned to users and groups:

Key	User	User	Group	Group	Group	Group
Key 1	User	User	Group	Group	Group	Group
Key 2	user	user	group	group	Default	Default
Key 3	Table	Table	Table	Table	Table	Table
Key 4	table	Default	table	Default	table	Default
Key 5	Also Search
Key 6	column
Value	column;column;...

where:

column

is the back-end name of the primary search field. In the example above, if Last: (Person Details) is the field in which a search term is entered, column = NamLast.

column;column;...

is a semicolon separated list of columns that are also searched for any values entered in column. In the example above, Other Names: (Person Details) is also searched for any values entered in Last: (Person Details). In this case, column;column;... = NamOtherNames_tab Note: The column;column;... fields must exist in the same table as the primary search field (column). They can, however, be virtual fields.

Example

In the Parties module, to have the Other Names column (NamOtherNames_tab) searched every time Summary Data (SummaryData) is searched, the Registry entry would be:

Key	Setting
Key 1	Group
Key 2	Default
Key 3	Table
Key 4	eparties
Key 5	Also Search
Key 6	SummaryData
Value	NamOtherNames_tab

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