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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- Form tailoring
- What is a form?
- Form tailoring use cases
- Selecting values from options in a control
- Selecting values from options on a form
- Changing the options available based on prior user input
- Displaying related data
- Grouping related controls
- Typing text into a control
- Managing global lists
- Reducing upgrade conflicts
Form tailoring use cases
The following use cases will help you decide the best form control to use given a particular situation.
- You want users to select values from a control with a list of values. See Selecting values from options in a control.
- You want users to select values from a list of values on the form. See Selecting values from options on a form.
- You want a user's prior selection to determine what other values are available. See Changing the options available based on prior user input.
- You want to display values from another table or record. See Displaying related data.
- You want to group logically associated items together. See Grouping related controls.
- You want users to type text into a field. See Typing text into a control.
The following use cases will help you improve your system performance and maintainability.
- You want to reduce the amount of system resources required during user log on. See Managing global lists.
- You want to reduce the effort required to upgrade your tailored system. See Reducing upgrade conflicts.
Related concepts
Selecting values from options in a control
Selecting values from options on a form
Changing the options available based on prior user input
Displaying related data
Typing text into a control
Managing global lists
Reducing upgrade conflicts
