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Finding Records in a Selection Dialog Box

A selection dialog box can contain many records. You might find it necessary to search for the records you want to see in the list. You can perform full- or partial-text searches on one field.

Finding records is similar to querying for records, but you do not save search results when you find records.

NOTE:  Unlike performing a query, any spaces you enter in the Starting with field when finding records are included in the search. For example, if you are looking for a contact with the last name Smith, and enter Smith followed by a space in the Starting with field, then any contacts with the last name Smith are not found because the Siebel application looks for each character (all the letters in Smith and a space).

To find records in a selection dialog box

1. In the selection dialog box, select the field you want to search from the drop-down list for the Find field.

   In a multiple selection dialog box, the Find field appears in the list of available records, and not in the list of selected records. Click Show Available to see the list of available records.

2. Type the text you want to search for in the Starting with field.

   A wildcard is automatically assumed at the end of text you enter in the Starting with field. If you search for Siebe, then all words beginning with the letters Siebe are found.

3. Click Go.

   The records matching your criteria appear.