Search Bar

SEARCH BAR

The Search Bar is displayed above most complex browse tables and is used to filter the information listed. When using the search bar, the column you would like to search needs to be selected. The search bar cannot be used to search all columns for each record. To select a column to search, click on the column header. The selected column will have an arrow pointing up or down next to the column header title. If a column cannot be sorted, then it cannot be used for the search. In the example below, the State is the selected column.

Now that you have selected a column, you can type in the search bar to narrow down the list of records. The more information you type in the search bar, the narrower the filter will be. If you type less information in the search bar, then the results may include records that should have been filtered out. For example, if you wanted to search for records with the state of California only, it would be better to type “CA” in the search bar than “C”. “C” could give you results with Colorado as well.

Your search must match from the beginning of the item’s name. If you are searching for the city of Springfield, you could type “Spring,” but not just “field” to include Springfield in the results.

When submitting what you have typed in the search bar, press the Tab key to see the filtered list in the browse table. Hitting the Enter key will open the first record in the list.

You cannot make multiple filters using the search bar. Whenever a new filter is entered in the search bar, the filter will be based on all the information in the original table browser, not just what is currently displayed in the table browser: You do not need to clear the search to apply a new filter using the search bar.

To clear the search value and return to full list of records in the table browser, click X.