1. Using B2C Service
  2. Search for a Configuration Setting

Search for a Configuration Setting

Runtime selectable filters let you define which configuration settings display on the content pane. You can search by site or interface, configuration setting type, category folder, configuration setting name, and value.

The first time you open the Configuration Settings editor, you must perform a search. Because settings are categorized as either site or interface specific, the configuration settings Search window lets you specify what type of setting you want to see.

Note: Depending on your site’s configuration, some settings may be hidden. If you cannot find a certain configuration setting, contact your Oracle account manager.
  1. Click Configuration on the navigation pane.
  2. Expand Site Configuration, and then double-click Configuration Settings.
    The Search window opens. (The Configuration Settings editor also opens but is inactive at this point.)

    You have several options on the Search window. You can:

    • Use the search fields to filter the configuration settings that are returned on the editor.
    • Accept all default filters by simply clicking Search to return every interface-specific configuration setting on the site you are logged in to.
    • Click Cancel to bypass the window and search using the buttons on the ribbon or the search fields on the top of the editor.
    • Customize the filters and save them as your defaults by selecting Save as Default Values from the Settings drop-down list before clicking Search. The next time you access configuration settings from your configuration list, the Search window does not open because the system remembers your defaults. Instead, the Configuration Settings editor opens with your previously filtered search results.
    • Design the layout of your Search window by selecting Enter Search Design Mode from the Settings drop-down list.

    As you configure your application, you will likely use a combination of these options depending on the configuration settings you want to access. However, for the purpose of this procedure, we show you how to customize your search results using the filters on the Search window.

  3. Select the filters, sort options, and record limit to display on the editor.
    Tip: If you use the search default settings, every interface-specific configuration setting on the site you are logged in to will be returned. If you have a large site, you may want to consider narrowing your search to return only the settings you need to see. One way to do this is to filter the settings by category folder. If you know the main folder in which the settings you want to see are found, select only that folder from the Folders field.

    Search Window

    Field Description
    Filters This section displays the runtime selectable filters. If a filter displays a menu list, you can select all options in the list by selecting the Select All check box, or you can clear all options in the list by clearing the Select All check box.
    Configuration Base Select the check boxes next to the interfaces for which you want to display configuration settings.

    Select All—Displays all site- and interface-specific settings.

    Logged In—Displays only interface-specific settings for the interface you are logged in to. (Default)

    Site—Displays only site-specific settings that are shared across all interfaces on this site.

    <interface name>—Displays only interface-specific settings that apply to the selected interface.
    Type Select the check boxes next to the type of configuration setting you want to display.

    Select All—Displays all site- and interface-specific settings. (Default)

    Site—Displays only site-specific settings that are shared across all interfaces on this site.

    Interface—Displays only those settings that are specific to the interface you are logged in to.
    Folders Select the folders that contain the configuration settings you want to display.
    Key Enter the name of a specific configuration setting in this field. This field is not case sensitive.

    You can also enter just the first few letters and append either the percentage sign (%) or an asterisk (*) to serve as a wildcard. All settings that begin with the letters you type will be returned.
    Default Value Enter a default value to return settings that match the value you type.
    Value Enter a value to return settings that match the value you type.
    Limit and Order Use options in this section to limit the number of rows returned and how the output should be sorted.
    Limit To Select this check box to limit the number of rows returned on each page. Limiting the records returned prevents more records being returned than can be easily viewed or printed.
    Rows Enter the number of rows to be returned.
    Per Page Select this check box to change the number entered in the Rows text box from a hard limit on the total number of rows returned to a limit on the number of rows returned on each page. This is automatically selected when you select Limit To.
    Order By Click the current sort order next to the Order By field to select different sort options. The default sort order displays with the primary sort field listed first, followed by any subsequent sort fields. The direction each sort field is ordered in is also indicated (Asc for ascending order and Desc for descending order). See Change Sort Order Using the Ribbon and Change Sort Order Using Column Headers.
    Settings This drop-down list gives you options to design and then save your Search window layout. It also lets you set, restore, and reset your default filter values.
    Enter Search Design Mode Select this option to design the layout of your Search window. See Overview of the Search Window.
    Set as Default Layout Select this option to save your search layout as the default.
    Restore Default Layout Select this option to reset your search layout to the system default.
    Save as Default Values Select this option to save the filter values you select to the local settings on your workstation. These saved values are used as the defaults the next time you search and are logged in with the same staff account. Saving your search filters bypasses the Search window and automatically opens the Configuration Settings editor to display your previously filtered search results.

    The default values are overwritten if you select different values and click this button again. If the search criteria is later edited to change filters, the default filter values stored in your local settings are ignored.
    Restore Default Values Select this option to restore the search values to the default search values. This deletes saved search values from your local settings.

    This button is disabled if the current search parameters were not populated from your local settings. See Change Your Personal Settings.
    Reset Values Select this option to reset the search parameter values to the default values that were populated when the editor opened. Clicking this button also resets the Configuration Settings window to the default size if it has been resized.
  4. Click Search.

Results:

Your search criteria displays on the content pane.