Selection Popups

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Overview

Two different types of Search and Select pop ups are available in Callista.

One type of pop up appears when you click on the Search link in a LOV. See LOV Search and Select below.

The other type is available in other circumstances in Callista pages e.g, when adding a record to a list. See Other Search and Select below.
Note: A Quick Search and Advanced Search facility is also available in lists via the Quicksearch quicksearch icon. See Working with Lists.

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LOV Search and Select

An LOV Search and Select popup in Basic Search mode will look something like this.

search and select pop up

All records are initially displayed by default.

Advanced Search

Click on the Advanced button to display the Advanced Search operators as shown below:

search and select popup advanced

The Advanced Search operators provide a more precise range of searching options.

Operator Includes records that have a value in this field that ... Examples
Starts with ... starts with these character(s). Search value BI
-includes BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include BASIC BIOLOGY
Ends with ... ends with these character(s). Search value GY
-includes BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include ENERGY SYSTEMS
-doesn't include GYROSTATICS
Equals ... is the same as this. Search value BIOLOGY
-includes BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include BASIC BIOLOGY
Does not equal ... is not the same as this. Search value BIOLOGY
-includes BASIC BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include BIOLOGY
Less than ... is above where a record with this value would appear in an ascending sorted list. Search value BIOLOGY
-includes ANTHROPOLOGY,
-includes <CHEMISTRY>
-includes 101 DENTISTRY
-doesn't include BIOLOGY
-doesn't include CHEMISTRY
Greater than ... is below where a record with this value would appear in an ascending sorted list. Search value BIOLOGY
-includes CHEMISTRY
-doesn't include <CHEMISTRY>
-doesn't include 101 DENTISTRY
-doesn't include BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include BASIC CHEMISTRY
Less than or equal to ... is equal to, or above where a record with this value would appear in an ascending sorted list. Search value BIOLOGY
-includes ANTHROPOLOGY,
-includes <CHEMISTRY>
-includes 101 DENTISTRY
-includes BIOLOGY
-doesn't include CHEMISTRY
Greater than or equal to ... is equal to, or below where a record with this value would appear in an ascending sorted list. Search value BIOLOGY
-does include CHEMISTRY
-does include BIOLOGY,
-doesn't include <CHEMISTRY>
-doesn't include 101 DENTISTRY
-doesn't include BASIC CHEMISTRY
Between ... is between or equal to these records in a sorted list. Search values BIOLOGY and DENTISTRY
-does include CHEMISTRY
-does include BIOLOGY
-doesn't include ZOOLOGY
-doesn't include 101CHEMISTRY
Not Between ... is not between or equal to these records in a sorted list. Search values BIOLOGY and DENTISTRY
-doesn't include BIOLOGY
-does include ZOOLOGY
-does include 101CHEMISTRY
-doesn't include CHEMISTRY
Contains ... contains these character(s) Search value BI
-includes BIOLOGY
-includes ANTIBIOTICS
-doesn't include BASIC CHEMISTRY
Does not contain ... does not contain these character(s) Search value BI
-includes BASIC CHEMISTRY,
-doesn't include BIOLOGY
-doesn't include ANTIBIOTICS
Is blank ... is null -includes all records where this field is blank
Is not blank ... is not null -includes all records where this field is not blank

There is also an Add Fields poplist available to add other Search fields if required.

To use the Search and Select function:

Basic Search

In Basic Search Mode, records can be filtered using the same process as above, except that with a Basic Search, the search fields behave as with the 'Contains' operator above.

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Other Search and Select popups

The Search and Select function is also available in some Callista pages.

e.g. The Search and Select pop up shown below displays when you click on Add in CRSW2040.

search and select other

Basic Search

Record search values in the fields and press Enter to filter the records in the list.
The search function will return all records that have the search text in that field. (As for the 'Contains' operator above).
Select the required record(s) and click on the Use Selected button.

Advanced Search

Click on the Advanced Search toolbar button to provide a comprehensive range of searching operators.
These behave in the same way as in the Advanced Search operators described for LOV Search and Select described above.

Additional Fields are not available in this type of Search and Select pop up.

 

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Navigation

For LOV Search and Select pop ups:

Click on the Search link to open the Search and Select pop up.

In Advanced Search mode, click on the Basic button to change to Basic Search.
In Basic Search mode, click on the Advanced button to display the Advanced Search operators.

Use the Search and Select pop up to search for the required record and then select it for your LOV selection.

For Other Search and Select pop ups:

Click on the Advanced Search toolbar button to display the Advanced Search operators.
In Advanced Search mode, click on the Hide Advance Search toolbar button to change to Basic Search.

Use the Search and Select function to filter the set of records displayed.
Select the required records in the list and then click on the Use Selected button to return to the calling page with those recordsEnter to display the filtered list.

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Page last modified: 31 May, 2012 4:05 PM

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Release Version Project Change to Document
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