Understanding Setting Up Search and Compare Profiles

The Search and Compare Profiles feature uses the PeopleTools Search Framework to search and compare profiles. Search and Compare Profiles enables employees, managers, and administrators to search for profiles that match selected search criteria and compare those profiles. Here are examples of the types of searches that are possible:

• Employees can search for jobs that match their own personal profile.

• Managers can select an employee who reports to them and search for other direct or indirect reports with similar skills.

• Managers can search for direct or indirect reports who match the profile for a job opening that they want to fill.

• Administrators can select a job profile and search for similar job profiles.

Note:

Before users can run any searches, administrators must build the indexes and define the search queries available on the Search Configuration page. For a limited set of profile type properties, the indexes store only code-based data. These indexes support search word matching only on the property data.

(Fluid) For fluid Search and Compare, additional filters are provided for the Person Profile index on Regulatory Region, Business Unit, Department, Location, Job Title, Regular/Temporary, and Full/Part-time, where a full or partial description can be entered.

Note:

To use Fluid Search and Compare you need to be on PeopleTools 8.57 or higher.