Search Services enables users to search for and retrieve documents, reports, and dashboards from any repository in EPM Workspace. The search operation returns a list of results based on locating the users keywords in document-specific metadata; for example, document name, date created or author (for Financial Reporting Word or PDF documents only), and extracting content-based information from documents.
The following searches can be performed:
General search—Search keywords in any part of all supported content published in EPM Workspace
Context-sensitive search—Search keywords associated with specific aspects of some content in all supported content published in EPM Workspace
Search within a hierarchy—General or context-sensitive searches restricted to selected branches of EPM Workspace or to selected repositories (Scorecard for example)
Data or metadata search—If content is static in nature, then both metadata and data is indexed (for example, filter name and selected values for the filter). If content is dynamic in nature, then only metadata is indexed (for example, column name only).
When a search request is initiated, the index is searched for terms entered in the request. The results are returned on another page as a list of document references and synopses, ranked in order of relevance.
Search results are:
Categorized based on content type, modified date, and file locations within EPM Workspace
Sorted by relevance or by modified date
Authorized; user credentials ensure that only user-authorized content authorized is returned
Search Services can also integrate with external applications and services. Connectors are available for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search and Google OneBox. See “Integrating Search Services with External Applications” in theOracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Workspace Administrator's Guide .