Using Unified Search

The Unified Search feature allows you use the toolbar search field to search for business entities as well as search for menu items. See Unified Search in the User Interface Standard Features section for more information about the general use of the unified search field.

In Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Utilities Meter Solution Cloud Service, the Unified Search field allows searching by a service point's address (Address), a usage subscription's contact (Name), or a meter’s badge number (Badge Number) or serial number (Serial Number).

You can use the following filters to indicate your specific search criteria:

Filter

Filter Rule

Address

One or more numeric characters followed by space and an alphanumeric character

Name

Minimum of 5 characters excluding whitespaces

Badge Number

Minimum of 5 characters excluding whitespaces

Serial Number

Minimum of 5 characters excluding whitespaces

For example, to search for a service point located at 1401 Flower Street, you could enter “1401 Flower”.

To search explicitly using a specific filter, precede the filter value with one of the following predefined hints:

Filter

Hint

Example

Address

ad: 

ad:1401 Flower

Name

n: 

n:Smith, J

Badge Number

bn: 

bn:12345

Serial Number

sn: 

sn:6789

Examples:

  • To search for a service point located at 1401 Flower Street, you could enter "ad:1401 Flower" (hint) or “1401 Flower” (no hint)

  • To search for a person named John Smith, you could enter "n:Smith, J" (hint) or “Smith,J” (no hint)

  • To search for a meter whose badge number is 12345, you could enter "bn:12345" (hint) or “12345” (no hint)

  • To search for a meter whose serial number is 6789, you could enter "sn:6789" (hint) or “6789” (no hint)

Clicking the Advanced Search link opens the 360 Search by Device portal and the Search by Device zone.

Fore information about configuring the Unified Search for your implementation, refer to Understanding Unified Search in the Administrative User Guide.

Search Results

Each result in the search result list may include any of the following:

  • Contact Info (highlighted when using the Name filter) or “No Contact Information”

  • Service Point Info (highlighted when using the Address filter) or “No Service Point Information”

  • Measuring Component Info (highlighted when using the Badge Number or Serial Number filter)

  • Filter Name and Search Criteria (always displayed)

To select an item from the search results, click the result.