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Global search

Add a search box to your view, enabling users to search by relevant attributes.

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Basic global search configuration

When configuring a basic search panel, the following attributes are available:

Attribute

Required

Type

Description

search

Yes

List of attributes

Requires a list of attributes by which the user can search.

attribute

Yes

Record.Attribute

References an attribute defined in the Knowledge Model, which will be considered for the search.

Then add the relevant attributes that should be available for search. The attributes are called by their ID defined in the Knowledge Model.

Column Type required

Make sure you added the columnType in the attribute in the Knowledge Model:

e.g.

      - id: INVOICE_PAYMENT_TERM
        displayName: Payment Term
        pql: ${VARIBALE_CASE_TABLE}."ZTERM"
        filterIds: []
        columnType: string

(Integer or string)

And the example YAML for a basic search configuration:

id: GlobalSearch
type: global-search
settings: 
    search:
                - attribute: SEARCH_BY_RECORD.ATTRIBUTE1
        - attribute: SEARCH_BY_RECORD.ATTRIBUTE2
Advanced global search configuration

When configuring a more advance global search panel in your view, the following attributes are available:

Attribute

Required

Type

Possible values

Default Value

Description

floatingPlaceholder

No

Boolean

true

false

false

Defines if the "Search" title is displayed within the search only or additionally above the search bar.

 

autoFocus

No

Boolean

true

false

true

Defines if auto-focus is turned on/off for the search component.

 

label

No

String

-

Search

Defines a custom label that should be displayed.

 

search

No

List of attributes

Requires a list of attributes by which the user can search.

id

No

String

-

-

Defines a unique identifier for the search option. It is important in context of Base and Extension.

scope

No

Enum

hidden

disabled

immutable

Defines the scope of the search option. It is important in the context of Base and Extension.

styles

No

Defines the different styles you can apply to the component. As of now, the only position is available.

position

No

Defines that the position within the given layout.

horizontal

No

Enum

full

left

center

right

full width

Defines the horizontal position within the given layout.

vertical

No

Enum

top

center

bottom

bottom

Defines the vertical position with the given layout.

And the example YAML for an advanced search configuration:

id: GlobalSearch
type: global-search
settings: 
        autofocus: false 
        floatingPlaceholder: true 
        label: customLabel 
    search:
                - attribute: SEARCH_BY_RECORD.ATTRIBUTE1
                  id: SEARCH_BY_RECORD.ATTRIBUTE1
                  scope: hidden
        - attribute: SEARCH_BY_RECORD.ATTRIBUTE2
        style:
                position:
                        horizontal: right
                        vertical: top