Configuring search in data grid

You can only configure search in the data grid if the data service that is connected to the data grid has a search transaction. The fields for search configuration are displayed only after you have configured the search in the data grid. When configuring the search in the data grid, you can select General Search, Category Search or Specific Search. General Search contains a regular search field, and Category Search contains a search field with a category field next to it. The search is limited to a certain category when you select Category Search. Specific Search contains selection fields in the data grid, without a regular search field.

  1. Click the Configure button or hover over the data grid component and click the Configure icon.
  2. Click the Search tab and select a search type from the Search type list.
    When you select a search type, the General Search tab, the Category Search tab, or the Specific Search tab is displayed in the Data Grid Configuration window.
  3. If you select Specific Search from the Search type list, you can configure whether you must trigger search transaction manually when specifying data in the specific search fields. If you select manual trigger, search is run when you press Enter or click the search button on the data grid.
  4. Click the General Search tab and select the fields where the user can perform a search.
    If you select General Search from the Search type list, then the General Search tab is displayed.
  5. To perform the search in all fields, select All fields from the Search Fields list.
  6. To perform the search in specific fields, select Specific fields from the Search Fields list.
  7. Click + Add and select the fields where the user can search.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Click the Category Search tab and select which fields the user can select as categories to filter their search in the data grid.
    If you select Category Search from the Search type list, then the Category Search tab is displayed.
  10. Click + Add and select the fields that users can select as categories.
  11. Click the Specific Search tab and select which fields the users can use to perform a search.
    If you select Specific Search from the Search type list, then the Specific Search tab is displayed.
  12. Click + Add and select the fields where the use can perform a search.
  13. To make a field an interval, select the Interval check box for that field. If the check box is selected, the user can specify a to value and a from value in the field.
  14. To add buttons in the search area, select No buttons, Search and clear fields buttons or Clear fields button only in the Search area buttons fields. The search button is used to do the same search again when having one or more search fields populated. The clear button is used to clear all the search fields.
  15. To save the search configuration in the data grid, click Save.
  16. To ensure that the search configuration for the data grid is applied to the application, click the Save icon on the application.