8.5.3 Creating Faceted Search Using the Create Application Wizard

Run the Create Application Wizard to create a new application that contains a faceted search page.

Tip:

If you are creating a faceted search page that displays as a report, clicking Include Form automatically creates a form page for creating or updating records. This option is not available in the Create Page Wizard.

To create an application that faceted search page:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Click the Create button.
  3. Click New Application.
  4. For Name, enter the name used to identify the application to developers.
  5. For Appearance, accept the default Theme Style and menu layout (Vita, Side Menu), or change it by clicking the Set Appearance icon adjacent to the Appearance field.
  6. Click Add Page and select Faceted Search.
  7. In the Add Faceted Search Page dialog:
    1. Page Name - Enter a name for this page.
    2. Set Icon - Select an icon to display in the navigation menu for this page.
    3. Select a report type: Report or Cards.
    4. Table - Select a table or view.

      The behavior differs depending upon your selection:

      • Table - If you select a Table, facets are auto discovered using APEX Data Dictionary Cache.

      • View - If you select a View, only Search facets will be created.

    5. What appears next depends upon whether you selected Report or Cards.
      • Report - Select Include Form to include a form page for creating or updating records.
      • Cards - Select the information to display on each card: Card Title, Description Column, and Additional Text Column.
    6. Advanced - Expand Advanced to configure these options:
      • Set as Home Page - Enable this to make this page the home page for the application.

      • Set as Administration Page - Enable this to have this page display under Administration.

      • Page Help - Enter text to be displayed when the user selects Page Help.

    7. Click Add Page.
  8. Features - Select features to include with the application. Features provide application-level functionality and can only be added once per application. To learn more, click the Help icon adjacent to Features.
  9. Settings - Specify settings used to generate this application. To learn more about an attribute, click the Help icon adjacent to Settings.
  10. Click Create Application.