Search for items in the database
Goal: Build a web page where people can search for data stored in your database.
Having a search page fully operating on your website requires 5 steps.
All steps are explained on this page:
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Create a User query template (panel with fields to search in).
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Create a Summary template (panel with field to the search results).
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Create a Page (webpage showing the query (1) and the summary (2) templates.
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Drag the Query template and the Summary template onto the page.
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In the Event properies of the query panel, select the Search target.
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In the Global options (properties) link the web layout.
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In menu, add link to search page (button to navigate to the right page).
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As a user use the search page (the user can now search for and find data on your website).
Click on the numbers below to see an example of each step:
 QueryCreate a User query template (panel with fields to search in).
This movie is based on a previous version of the software.
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 SummaryCreate a Summary template (panel with field to the search results).
This movie is based on a previous version of the software.
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 PageCreate a Page (webpage showing the query (1) and the summary (2) templates.
This movie is based on a previous version of the software.
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