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Performing a Basic Search Operation in Siebel High Interactivity

Basic Search allows you to perform full text searches using Boolean operators. Boolean operators allow you to create a more precise query. The type of object that you choose from the Look In list determines whether you execute a Find or a Search operation. User access to search results is determined by the sblvisibilityid index field mapping, and the account profile of the logged in user, such as Position ID or Account ID. For information on configuring the sblvisibilityid index field, see Defining Index Attributes.

To perform a basic search operation in Siebel High Interactivity

1. Select Search from the application-level menu.
2. From the Look In list, select the Search Object you want to search against. The Look In list displays categories in the following order; each category is separated by a dotted line:
   • Find categories. Find objects that database queries can be executed against in a Find operation. The Search For field is disabled for Find objects.
   • Search categories. Business components that have been indexed and can be queried against in a Search operation.
   • External data sources. Data sources, such as Web sources, and external file systems, that have been indexed and can be queried against in a Search operation.
3. Enter your search criteria in the Search For field, including the search operator, and click Go. The Search For field is disabled for Find objects. The following table describes supported search operators.

   Search Operator	Function	Syntax and Description
   * (Asterisk)	Wildcard	Placed at the end of a string, returns items containing the string, or containing the string plus any additional characters at the position at which it appears, up to (or beginning with) a space. For example, searching for the string Ora* returns all words beginning with Ora, such as Oracle and Orator.
   AND &	Boolean AND	Placed between search terms, returns only records and documents containing both terms. For example, searching for Oracle AND Siebel returns only records and documents containing both terms.
   OR |	Boolean OR	Placed between search terms, returns records and documents containing either term or both terms. For example, searching for Oracle OR Siebel returns only records and documents containing one or both terms.
   - NOT	Exclusion	Placed before search terms, returns only records and documents that do not contain the search term. For example, searching for Oracle -Siebel returns only records and documents that contain the word Oracle and that do not contain the word Siebel.
   " " (Quotation marks)	Phrase Search	Surrounds a string that, unless modified by a wildcard, must be matched exactly. Allows searching for groups of words in their exact order. For example, searching for "Oracle Secure Enterprise Search" returns only records and documents that contain the entire phrase Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.

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, Data Source, Result Type, or Date.

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