The Search Dialog

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The search dialog offers a wide range of search functionalities in yuuvis® RAD. Click the Search icon Search icon on the yuuvis® RAD bar to open the search dialog.

  1. Click the Search icon Search icon on the yuuvis® RAD bar.

    The search dialog opens with the list of object types and the other search aspects.
    If an earlier search entry is entered in the search criteria overview, you can clear the search fields via the Reset button.

  2. Enter the search criteria. You have the following options of entering search criteria, which can be combined as needed:

    1. You can enter one or several search terms in the search field (global search).

      After entering three or more characters, you will be shown a list of possible search terms. You can use the buttons located above the search field to limit the search to metadata and/or to document content. You can find out how to use the different search terms, placeholders, and operators in Search Terms in yuuvis® RAD.

    2. You can tick the checkbox in the tab of the Object type search aspect for one or more object types.

    3. You can enter or enable search criteria in the tabs of the search aspects Created, Modified, or Document file for one or more object property fields.

      After entering three or more characters, you will be shown a list of possible search terms in the text input fields.

    The entered search criteria are adopted in the search dialog in the Your search overview.

    The count of expected hits changes based on the entered search criteria.

  3. Click one of the two  Search  buttons next to the global search field or in the search criteria overview.

The results of a search will be displayed in a hit list of all objects that were found.

The Global Search Field

You can search in the global search field by search term or string in the metadata and/or in the content of folders and document files. You can use the buttons located above the search field to limit the search to metadata and/or to document content.

You can combine the search with placeholders, additional terms, and operators (see Search Terms, Placeholders, Etc.). After having entered three characters, yuuvis® RAD will suggest possible search terms in a dropdown list.

In addition, you can access the Expert search icon Expert search by clicking in the global search field.

The Search Aspects and Search Form

You can narrow down the object search in the search dialog to specific object types and to specific object properties. You can show a list of object types via the Object type search aspect. If you click the name of an object type, the corresponding search form appears with the metadata search fields for this object type.

You can view the corresponding object properties to narrow down the object search to specific object properties by clicking the search aspect titles Created, Modified, and Document file. Tick the desired checkbox or fill in the appropriate search fields to narrow down the search as much as possible.

You can enable and combine with one another in the different search aspects as many search criteria as needed. The number of expected hits changes automatically.

The Your Search Search Criteria Overview

The search criteria you select will be listed in the Your search overview and can be removed from it, as well. You can also reset or save the overview with the current search criteria.

Saving Searches

The search input will remain until the next search, even if you exit the search dialog. You can reuse the input for the next search, save it (see Saving Searches), or reset it.

Saved searches will be transferred to the Saved searches area in the Main menu icon Main menu.