The description in this chapter refers to Attribute search fields. To perform a search for attributes, follow the steps below:
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Open a search panel.
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To execute a default search, click the Search tab.
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For information on personalized searches refer to chapter Personalized attribute searches.
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Optionally, select a document type in the Document Type field. The following options are supported:
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Search over one document type: select the document type from the list by selecting the corresponding box.
In a type-specific search, only such search fields are displayed, which belong to the document type.
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Search over all document types: select the box near the filtering panel to perform search over all available document types.
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Search over multiple document types: select the boxes for the document types over which you want to perform the search.
The preferred document type is displayed first, all other document types are sorted alphabetically. You can filter the list of document types by entering the filter term.
When you search across several or all document types, by default only those attributes are shown that belong to more than one document type. If you hover over the attribute value, the document types which contain this attribute are listed in the tooltip.
You can display all attributes for all document types by clearing the function Show Only Common Attributes, see Search options for more details.
In this case it can also happen that other search fields become disabled when you enter input in a specific field. Search fields of document types not containing the corresponding attribute are disabled then.
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Enter search terms:
Depending on your document type selection and filter term, search fields are displayed in the lower area (see Attribute search fields).
If desired, adjust the search range or criteria for an attribute by clicking the three dot button (see Attribute search field features for details):
Depending on the attribute type, not all options may be available:
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Click Search.
Optionally, you can open the search in a new browser window by clicking the arrow icon on the Search button and selecting Open in a new browser window from the menu.
A hit list with search results is displayed:
Figure 868: Attribute search results
If search lasts some time, the search process status is displayed with buttons to cancel a search process or all searches. You can also cancel search over specific document type by hovering over the tab with document type name and process wheel and clicking appeared cross sign.
Figure 869: Search progress with buttons to cancel
