To perform a query using a query form:
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Open the query form using one of these methods:
- Select the query form directly in the Explorer.
- For a form, from the menu
select
.
- For a component, right-click on the component and then select
the option from the context
menu.
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Decide what primary criteria, if any, you want to filter on and
include both an operator and a value to use for the filter.
Note:
- Any primary criteria for which the operator and value are
not both specified autmatically returns all possible values
for that criteria.
- You can use one or more wildcard characters (by default,
an asterisk) for all or part of the value.
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Optionally, decide what other criteria you want to include in your
query, and specify these on the Additional Criteria
tab.
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Click
Refresh
.
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Optionally, to clear the results and initiate a new query,
perhaps with modified search criteria, click
Clear
.
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To return the results of a satisfactory query to the parent
form, click
OK
. To return
to the parent form without returning the results of the query, click
Cancel
.