You can search for work items. For example, you can search for all the work items that
your manager sent to you.
Procedure
To search for work items:
- Access the workflow system search in the administration console:
- In the domain navigation pane, select the object store.
- In the object store navigation pane, click the Search
node.
- On the Saved Searches tab, click New Workflow Search.
- Enter the primary search parameters in the first portion of the tab. For examples of
the way that the search parameters are to be set for various searches, see Search examples. Here are some of the main search parameters:
- In the Search result type field, select Work Items. (For an
event search, select Events.)
- In the Workflow structure field, select the structure to
search. For information about workflow structures, see Workflow structures.
- Optional: In the Selected index field, select an index and click
Set index search criteria to enter search criteria for
indexed fields. For information about this search criteria, see Work items with indexed field values.
- In the Search mode field, determine whether the search
results are to be read-only or editable. Searches with read-only search results tend
to be faster than searches with editable search results. To edit work items, you must
be logged on as a member of a workflow system administrator group. For more
information, see Workflow security.
- Specify the search filter:
- In the Search Filter: User Criteria section, specify the
users to search for. (This section is displayed only If you selected User queue for
the Workflow structure field.)
- In the Search Filter: General Criteria section, enter your
search criteria. The following items of information might be important for specifying
your search criteria:
System fields |
Fields that begin with F_ are system-defined fields. For
information about system fields, see System fields definitons. |
Null values |
To search for null fields, use the IS NULL
operator. |
Empty strings |
To search for an empty string:- DB2®: Enter two quotation marks (").
- Microsoft SQL Server: Enter two quotation marks (").
- Oracle: Use the IS NULL operator. (Oracle treats an
empty string as a null field.)
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- In the Search Result Display section, select the fields that are
to be included in the search results.
- Click Count Matches to determine the approximate number of
search results.
- Click Run to run the search.