Search Component Editor for Floorplan Manager

You use the search component editor to adjust the search criteria and search results lists within an application to your specific business requirements. This is done by configuring the search component. A search criterion is shown as a search row consisting of the search field, search operator, and search value. One search most often contains multiple search rows. Search rows affecting the same search field are linked with a logical OR, while search rows with different search fields are linked with a logical AND.

The system automatically launches the editor from the Floorplan Manager configuration editor when you launch the configuration of an application-specific view (UIBB) that uses the FPM_SEARCH_UIBB Web Dynpro component.

The editor consists of the following work areas:

• Preview

  In the preview, the system shows all visible search criteria of the current configuration and the structure of the results list.

• Hierarchy

  The system shows all elements (search criteria and results list criteria) as a tree structure in the hierarchy.

• Attribute view

  Attributes of the currently selected element that can be changed using the list editor are displayed by the system in the attribute view.

• Action area

  The action area contains links to all the actions you can execute for the search component.

The editor provides you with the following actions for configuring a search component:

• Edit Feeders

• Edit Parameters

• Edit Search Attributes

• Exclude Operators

• Edit Results List Field Catalog

You can launch the editor in change or display mode and save your changes at any time.

In the Component-Defined view, you can specify:

• Which search fields the user can select

  All search attributes are defined in the feeder class assigned to the configuration of the FPM_SEARCH_UIBB Web Dynpro component.

• The order of the search fields (by making selections using the dropdown list box)

  If no order has been configured, the search fields are listed alphabetically.

• Which search operators are permitted for which search fields

  This assignment can sometimes be made via the feeder class and sometimes via the configuration of the search query. The feeder class is used to define all possible search operators that can be restricted using the configuration for the various search fields.

• Whether the system provides input help for a search input field

  This input help (F4 help) is defined in the feeder class.

• If the user selects a new search field, the system sets the standard operator for this search field and empties the search input field.

• Whether the system is to duplicate or delete a search criterion

  There are two pushbuttons located to the right of the search criterion for this purpose. If there is only one search criterion, it cannot be deleted by the user.

• Whether the system can save a search query as a search variant.

For more information, see Search Component and Search Variant as well as Configuration Editor for Floorplan Manager .