Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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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. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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- Objects
- Create Objects
- Object Definition form and fields
- Object Info tab field descriptions
- Locking tab field descriptions
- Revisions tab field descriptions
- Variable and Global Lists tab field descriptions
- Activities tab field descriptions
- Alerts tab field descriptions
- Approvals tab field descriptions
- Manage Queues tab field descriptions
- Views and Templates tab field descriptions
- Notifications tab field descriptions
- Search Configuration tab field descriptions
- Defined Queries tab
- Ranges tab
Object Definition form and fields
The field descriptions for the Object Definition form are:
| Field Name | Description |
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File name file.name |
Enter the dbdict name for the Object, that is, use the dbdict name that corresponds to this Object's name. (required) |
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Common name message |
The system fills in this information from Data Policy. It is a common name for the Object. The common name can be a simple name, such as Work Order. |
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Unique key unique.field |
The system fills in this information from the dbdict. This is the unique key for the Object. |
This form also includes the following tabs. The fields on these tabs are described in the field descriptions tables for the respective tab.
- Object Info tab field descriptions - specifies the general properties and behavior of the Object.
- Locking tab field descriptions - determines the locking behavior for the Object.
- Revisions tab field descriptions - tracks revisions for the Object.
- Variable and Global Lists tab field descriptions - describes local variables and global variables used by the Object.
- Activities tab field descriptions - defines logging (activities).
- Alerts tab field descriptions - defines where to set alerts and the conditions for generating alerts.
- Approvals tab field descriptions - sets approval options for the Object.
- Manage Queues tab field descriptions - controls how queues display as well as threading, and who can create views (inboxes).
- Views and Templates tab field descriptions - defines whether or not a user can create global and personal views and templates on the Object.
- Notifications tab field descriptions - identifies notifications sent automatically for add, delete, or update activity for any record in the Object.
- Search Configuration tab field descriptions - controls the available options on the More Choices tab of the search screen.
