Base functions in se.view.engine

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Display Action	Description
save	Performs update in Format Control and updates the record in the database if the update is valid.
add	Performs add in Format Control and adds a new record to the database if the new record is valid.
ok	If the record has changed, perform a save, otherwise exit.
reselect	Re-selects the current record from the database (in case it was changed).
fill	Fills information from a linked record into a target record. Puts information from a source field into a target field.
find	Displays detailed information from the record linked to the field.
next	Move to next record in the list (after checking for changes).
previous	Move to previous record in the list (after checking for changes).
back	Exit to list or search form.
menu	Exits to the calling menu.
delete	Performs delete Format Control and attempts to delete record from the database after validating the request.
views	When selected, the system presents to the user a list of alternate forms in which to display the current record.
print	Prints the current record.
printlist*	Prints the current list of records.
validitylookup	Performs Service Manager validity lookup. Validity lookup verifies via an entry in the validity table that a specific value is valid for the defined field. Using validity lookup, the system verifies that a user entered value complies with the validation rules.
export/unload	Standard Service Manager export/unload functionality (multiple record).
massunload*	Provides unload functionality for a list of records.
massadd*	Adds a new set of records that exactly duplicates an existing set of records except that new set of records will have a unique key value updated with new data. At the end of the processing there will be twice as many records in the table.
massupdate*	Provides the same updates to a set of specified fields in a list of records.
massdelete*	Deletes a specified set of records from a table.
irquery	Runs an IR Query text search.
expandarray	Expand array provides additional functionality for editing arrays, such as insert line and delete line.
count*	Counts records in the record list and displays the total count.
audithistory	Calls the standard audit history routine. The audit history is determined by the fields to audit as defined in the auditdef table.
inbox.save / inbox*	Saves the current query as a view.
approval.log	Views the approval history for the current record.
alert.log	Views the alert history for the current record.
alerts	Views the current and scheduled alerts for the current record.
pagelist / listpages	The page list shows a complete history of a record. When paging is enabled, every time an update is performed, a copy of the record is written to the page file. The page list shows the complete history of a record based on the paging file.
clocks	Displays clock records associated with this record.
xmlfill	Handles XML fields, such as the user options in Service Catalog.
createTemplate	Creates a Template record out of the current record.
applyTemplate	Applies an existing Template to the current record.

Display Action

Description

save

Performs update in Format Control and updates the record in the database if the update is valid.

add

Performs add in Format Control and adds a new record to the database if the new record is valid.

If the record has changed, perform a save, otherwise exit.

reselect

Re-selects the current record from the database (in case it was changed).

fill

Fills information from a linked record into a target record. Puts information from a source field into a target field.

find

Displays detailed information from the record linked to the field.

Move to next record in the list (after checking for changes).

Move to previous record in the list (after checking for changes).

back

Exit to list or search form.

Exits to the calling menu.

delete

Performs delete Format Control and attempts to delete record from the database after validating the request.

views

When selected, the system presents to the user a list of alternate forms in which to display the current record.

Prints the current record.

printlist*

Prints the current list of records.

validitylookup

Performs Service Manager validity lookup. Validity lookup verifies via an entry in the validity table that a specific value is valid for the defined field. Using validity lookup, the system verifies that a user entered value complies with the validation rules.

export/unload

Standard Service Manager export/unload functionality (multiple record).

massunload*

Provides unload functionality for a list of records.

massadd*

Adds a new set of records that exactly duplicates an existing set of records except that new set of records will have a unique key value updated with new data. At the end of the processing there will be twice as many records in the table.

massupdate*

Provides the same updates to a set of specified fields in a list of records.

massdelete*

Deletes a specified set of records from a table.

irquery

Runs an IR Query text search.

expandarray

Expand array provides additional functionality for editing arrays, such as insert line and delete line.

count*

Counts records in the record list and displays the total count.

audithistory

Calls the standard audit history routine. The audit history is determined by the fields to audit as defined in the auditdef table.

inbox.save / inbox*

Saves the current query as a view.

approval.log

Views the approval history for the current record.

alert.log

Views the alert history for the current record.

alerts

Views the current and scheduled alerts for the current record.

pagelist / listpages

The page list shows a complete history of a record. When paging is enabled, every time an update is performed, a copy of the record is written to the page file. The page list shows the complete history of a record based on the paging file.

clocks

Displays clock records associated with this record.

xmlfill

Handles XML fields, such as the user options in Service Catalog.

createTemplate

Creates a Template record out of the current record.

applyTemplate

Applies an existing Template to the current record.

Note * These commands only apply if the record list functionality is being used.