Use the Criteria tab to enter a filter condition and to determine the
order in which the results display.
Entering a filter condition is an easy way to view specific items. For
example, you can filter all items with "Expense Report" in the
Subject field to see only those items related to expense reports. You
can see all of the items in the selected location by not entering any
filter conditions.
To set the search criteria
Select the type of information and the areas to search by following
the procedures described in steps 1 through 4 in Search
for workflows. Click the Criteria
tab in the search specification pane.
From the Search Fields list, select
the search field you want to use in the filter. (Search fields consist
of the system and data fields that are exposed for the workflow roster,
queue, or event log.)
In the Operator box, select the
operator
you want to use with the selected field.
Enter the value or expression
you want to compare to the search field in the Value
box.
When searching using string comparisons, you can use the LIKE operator
combined with a wildcard
character to find inexact matches.
For time fields, use a valid
format. Process Configuration Console
converts the time you enter to a format understandable by the Process Engine
when inserting it into the edit box.
For boolean fields, Process Administrator
converts the value you enter when inserting it into the edit box as
follows: true = 1, false = 0.
For string fields, Process Administrator
automatically encloses the string in single quotes when inserting
it into the edit box. If the string contains a single quote, Process Administrator
adds another single quote to it. For example, the string Tom's
workflow appears in the edit box as 'Tom''s
workflow'. Searches made against a SQL Server database are
not case-sensitive; searches made against an Oracle database are.
When searching for a specific value of the F_WobNum field on a SQL
Server database, you must precede the value with "0x" and
remove the single quotes surrounding the value in the edit box.
Click Insert to move the criterion
to the edit box below.
To add additional criteria, click the AND
or OR button, and then repeat steps
2 through 6. Use parentheses to modify the precedence of the operators
in an expression. Clicking the AND,
OR, (,
or ) buttons places the corresponding
text or symbol at the end of the filter conditions in the edit box.
You can determine the order in which your results display by selecting
from the available pre-defined indexes in the Use
index drop-down. If you do not select an index, Process Administrator
uses the system's default index. If you select an index and the index
has searchable fields, you can click Advanced button to further restrict
the search results by entering minimum and maximum values for the indexed
fields.
To limit your search to one or more specific users when searching
in user queues, click the Users
tab, and select the desired user names. By default, the search returns
all users.
Modify the columns to display in the results pane in the Results
Options tab if desired.
Click Find Now.
SEARCH
TIPS
Fields beginning with "F_" are system-defined
fields. See System fields for
field definitions and notes.
To search for null fields, use the IS
NULL operator. To search for an empty string, SQL Server requires
that you enter =''. (An
Oracle database treats an empty string as a null field.)
You can manually edit or create filter conditions
in the edit box. For example, you may wish to add more complicated expressions,
to place or rearrange parentheses, or to modify AND and OR operators.
Click the Clear button to clear out the edit
box and start over.
Use New Search to reset the Criteria and Results
Options tabs. The top portion of the search specification pane remains
the same.