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Performing a Search Operation

The type of object that you choose from the Look In drop-down list determines whether you execute a Find or a Search operation. Search results are filtered based on the user's Visibility ID. See the Access Control chapter in the Siebel Security Guide for more information on access control.

To perform a search

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the binoculars on the application toolbar.
   • From the application-level menu, choose View > Action Pane > Search.

     The Search Center appears in a frame on the left part of the application window.

2. From the Look In drop-down list, select the Search Object you want to search against. The Look In drop-down list displays categories in the following order; each category is separated by a dotted line:
   • Find categories, which are Find objects that database queries can be executed against.
   • Search categories, which are business components that have been indexed and can be queried against.
   • External data sources, which are Search objects that have been indexed and can be queried against.
3. Enter your search criteria in the Search for field and click Go. The Search for field is disabled for Find operations. The following table describes search operators supported for integration with FAST Instream.

   Search Operator	Function	Description
   * (Asterisk)	Wildcard	Placed anywhere in a string, returns items containing the string, or containing the string plus any additional characters after the string, up to (or beginning with) a space.
   AND and & (ampersand)	Boolean AND	Placed between terms, returns only items containing both terms.

   For more information on FAST InStream operators and syntax rules, see Siebel Business Applications Third-Party Bookshelf in the product media pack on Oracle E-Delivery.

4. From the Search Results view, click the hyperlink to go to the results of your search.

   Search results can be further refined by Relevance, DataSource, ResultType or Date.

NOTE:  Sorting is applied to the search results that appear in the results page rather than the entire result set.