The Search Page

The Search page allows you to perform various types of searches against the database using a combination of fields as criteria. By default, you can perform three types of searches on this page. You specify the search type by selecting the appropriate option button in the upper portion of the Search page.

• Alphanumeric Search – This type of search is an exact match search, meaning it only returns profiles that exactly match the criteria you specify. Most fields in this search allow wildcard characters if the exact value is unknown.

• Phonetic Search – This type of search compares the phonetic values of certain fields entered as criteria. The object profiles returned by a phonetic search are assigned a matching probability weight to indicate how closely they match the search criteria. Phonetic searches are not exact match searches and allow for misspellings or data entry errors.

• Blocker Search – This type of search allows you to perform searches against the database using predefined combinations of fields as criteria. The object profiles returned by these searches are assigned a matching probability weight to indicate how closely they match the search criteria. For information about the predefined field combinations, see your system administrator.