Modifying a Search Page on the Record Details Page

Once a search page is defined for the Record Details page, it can be modified as needed. Be sure to review the search pages automatically generated by the wizard to see if any further configuration is required. You can perform any of the following actions to customize existing search page elements.

• Modifying a Search Page Definition

• Modifying Search Fields

• Modifying Record Details Search Page Options

Modifying a Search Page Definition

Once a search page is defined for the Record Details page, you can modify the search page definition. The search page definition includes properties like the name of the page, the order of the search, the results list to use for the search, and so on.

To Modify a Search Page Definition

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the Project you want to modify, and then double-click midm.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the simple-search-page element you want to modify in the record-details element.

3. In the simple-search-page element, change the value of any of the elements listed in Record Details Search Page Definition Elements.

   For example:

   <simple-search-page> <screen-title>Customer Search</screen-title> <search-result-id>2</search-result-id> <search-screen-order>2</search-screen-order> <show-euid>true</show-euid> <show-lid>false</show-lid> <instruction>Enter the EUID below.</instruction> </simple-search-page>

4. Save and close the file.

Modifying Search Fields

Once field groups and fields are specified for a Record Details search page, you can modify the properties of the group and of the fields contained in a group. For more information about the elements that contain the search field configuration, see Record Details Search Field Definition Elements.

To Modify Search Fields

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click midm.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the simple-search-page element you want to modify in the record-details element.

3. In the field-group you want to modify, do any of the following:

   • To modify the name of the area in which the field group appears in the MIDM, change the value of the description element.

   • To add a new field to a field group, create and name a new field-ref element in the appropriate field-group element.

   • To modify the name of a field defined for a field group, change the value of the field-ref element.

   • To specify whether a field is required, add a required attribute and specify a value defined in Record Details Search Page Definition Elements.

   • To specify whether a field is used for range searching, add a choice attribute and specify a value defined in Record Details Search Field Definition Elements.

   • To delete a field from a field group, delete all text between and including the field-ref tags that define the field to be deleted.

   • To delete an entire field group, delete all text between and including the field-group tags that define the field group to be deleted.

4. Save and close the file.

Modifying Record Details Search Page Options

Once search options are defined for a Record Details search page, you can modify those options if needed. For more information about the elements that define search options, see Record Details Search Option Elements.

To Modify Search Page Options

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click midm.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the simple-search-page element you want to modify in the record-details element.

3. In the search-option element, and do any of the following:

   • To modify the name of the search option button, change the value of the display-name element.

   • To modify the query type of the selected search, change the value of the query-builder element. The query you specify must match a query defined in query.xml.

   • To specify that a search return weighted results, change the value of the weighted element to true.

   • To specify that a search return unweighted results, change the value of the weighted element to false.

   • To specify that wildcard characters can be used in a search, change the UseWildCard parameter value element to true.

   • To specify that wildcard characters cannot be used in a search, change the UseWildCard parameter value element to false.

4. Save and close the file.