Search Properties

The following properties apply to any search created and maintained in a system as a search object. Most search properties are contained in the search tab dialog boxes and so indicated in the property definitions listed below.

Access Domain

Indicates the group affiliation(s) to apply when determining the search results to return. This property is user modifiable. In the value field, select one of the following values:

Access Level

Displays the access level to apply to the search results when Secure Searches is set to Yes.

Added by User

Displays the name of the user who added the search. The value is not user modifiable.

Comment

Provides up to 224 characters of user-supplied comments regarding the search.

Content Search Threshold

Determines whether to do a content search or property search first, when both types of criteria are specified for a search. This threshold indicates that if the number of content search hits returned by a search is greater than the threshold value, the property-based search criteria are used first. If this value is less than or equal to the number of content search hits, the content search-based criteria are used first. If a Content Search Threshold property is not found, the default threshold value used is 100.

Count Only

When enabled (Yes), sets the search results to show only the count of items found. When disabled (No), search results can yield both a results count and a complete results list.

Date Added

Displays the date and time the search was added. The library system determines and maintains this value.

Display

Contains the names of the properties to be displayed in the search results and controls the order in which the properties appear.

Distinct?

Enables (Yes) or disables (No) distinct values in search results. When set to Yes, the system filters out duplicate values.

Query

Contains the query statements that describe the results to be returned by the search.

Search Name

Displays the unique search name. The user who adds a new search supplies the initial name. However, the library system maintains this value and it is not user modifiable.

Search Reference

Displays a reference to the library system where the search is located.

Search Type

Displays the search type - User, Group, or System, which is set when a new search is created and saved. Modification of this value requires owner access rights to the search.

Secure Searches?

Enables (Yes) or disables (No) Secure Searches for the search. Taken with the Access Level property, this value determines what search results the library system returns to a user (for example, with secure searches enabled and Access Level set to Owner, the user's search results will be limited to those objects to which the user has owner access rights). A No value permits the search to return results containing all items that meet the search criteria, regardless of the user's access rights to those items.

Sort

Contains the sort order for the search results.