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Siebel Developer's Reference > Operators, Expressions, and Conditions > Search Syntax > Search SpecificationAssigning a search expression to an object definition's Search Specification property is similar to the predefined query's expression; however, identifying the business component and specifying the reserved word "Search" is not required. NOTE: The Search Specification expression must be all on one line. If more than one line is used, an "Invalid search specification..." error message appears when you access the involved view. The syntax would be assigned to the Search Specification property as:
In the preceding examples, the fields declared must exist within the designated object definition (like business component or Report) and must adhere to the object type's declaration standards. When drilling down on a record, if the search specification of the target applet is different from the originating applet, the first record of the destination view is displayed rather than the drilled-down record. NOTE: A search done through a Search Specification property is always case-sensitive. You can use the ~ modifier, however, to make the search case-insensitive. For example, you might use Searching and Sorting on Division ID and Division NameThe two functions DivisionId() and DivisionName() are available for search and sort specifications and calculated values but are not available for the scripting languages. To return the Division Id in eScript in the standard application |
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