Create a simple search or search template

Create a new query using Content Engine's Query Builder, which is loaded from the Search Results node of the object store you want to search.

To create a new search

  1. Select and right click the object store's Search Results node.
  2. Select New Search to create a new search. The Content Engine Query Builder opens.
  3. On the View menu, Click Simple View. Again on the View menu, click Search Mode or Template Designer Mode.
  4. In the Select from Table field, click the down arrow to drop-down the list of all searchable class types, including custom classes. Select the class you want to search.

    NOTE   The essential part of any search using the Query Builder is that you start with a single class. This presupposes you know the class of the objects you need to find.
  5. In the Select Columns list box, select the columns you want included in the search results:
    1. Clear the asterisk (*) selection (unless you want to include all columns).
    2. Scroll through this list to review the columns available for the selected database table.
    3. Select only those columns you want included in the query result.
  6. In the Criteria box, set up the conditions you want to use as your search criteria.
  7. If you are in Template Designer mode, in the View column select the Criteria you want to be prompted for
  8. In the Criteria Grouping box, select whether you want the search to find your objects that match both (AND) or either (OR) of the corresponding conditions defined.
  9. Click OK to start the search. Any results will appear under the Search Results node.

See Content Engine Query Builder (Query Builder tab) for more information on how to use the Query Builder.