Searching and filtering
When you search using the search bar, Infor Search uses a standard analyzer to produce search results for integrated applications.
Searching Infor Ming.le Social attributes
All attributes making up an Infor Ming.le Social document are broken down internally using different methods. The descriptions of the respective methods and the methods used for each attribute are shown below. If an attribute is not listed, assume it uses the standard method.
This table provides descriptions of the search methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| standard | You can search using any word or phrase. For example: “This is my value - 123” can be searched using “This”, “is”, “my”, “value”, “123”, or any combination of these words. Not case sensitive. |
| englishStop | You can search using any word or phrase, except for English “stop” words like “a”, “the”, “and”, “is”, etc. For example: “This is the value - 123” can be searched using only “value”. Must be searched using lower case. |
| startsWith | You can search using any of the first 50 ordered characters within a word. For example: “Hello everyone” can be searched using “hel”, hell”, hello”, “eve”, “ever”, “every”, “everyo”, “everyon”, “everyone” or any of these combinations. Must be searched using lower case. Note that there is a minimum required length of 3. |
This table identifies the methods used for each attribute:
| Category | Attribute | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Infor Ming.le User | First Name | startsWith |
| Last Name | startsWith | |
| Username | startsWith | |
| Department | startsWith | |
| Infor Ming.le Group | Department | startsWith |
| Group Description | englishStop | |
| Group Name | startsWith | |
| Skills | englishStop | |
| Infor Ming.le Alert | Description | englishStop |
| ParameterValues | englishStop | |
| Title | startsWith | |
| Infor Ming.le Post | Message Text | englishStop |
| Infor Ming.le Task | Description | englishStop |
| Parameter Values | englishStop | |
| Title | englishStop | |
Filtering search results
After the search results are displayed on the search results page, you can filter the results by using one of these methods:
- Application tabs
The application tabs are located at the top of the page below the search bar. These tabs include all applications that are associated with your search results.
The All Results tab is selected by default, but you can click any application tab to display the results for that application only.
- Filter by Type
The Filter By Type drop-down is located on the search results page above the results. When you filter by type, you are filtering a single index. Examples of types are tasks, alerts, user, posts, group, and topics.
displays the top ten types associated with your search results. After a type is selected, the search result filters to show only that type. You can also select multiple types to filter the search results for only those types.
After the desired search result is found, you can click the drillback title to access the application where the search result resides.