PeopleSoft Search

Once the PeopleSoft Search Framework is configured, you can enable these PeopleSoft Search features for your end users:

• Global search.

• Search pages.

These end user search options enable users of the system to execute searches on application data similar to running a Google search on the internet. Users access the pages for viewing and updating application data by clicking on search results rather than needing to remember navigation to various pages in a business process.

With Global Search enabled, a Global Search icon is provided in the header of the PeopleSoft application, which displays the Global Search bar. The Global Search bar provides a drop-down list for selecting a specific search category against which to run a search. The results enable the end user to navigate to the appropriate record or transaction simply by clicking a link.

If you’ve enabled the Search Pages features, a Keyword Search tab appears amongst the search pages the end user encounters when navigating into a component. The Keyword Search page enables users to execute a deeper, more free-form search to access application data than the traditional "Find an Existing Value" tab. The traditional "Find an Existing Value" tab is limited to level 0 data (high-level keys), where the Keyword Search tab lets the users enter custom keywords and the system will search indexed data from level 0-3, regardless of strict key assignments.

In fluid user interface, keyword search and master-detail search are available, which can be configured as tiles to launch search in a component. While keyword search is against a search engine index, the master-detail search is configured in Pivot Grid.