Search Mode

Use

In the search mode area, you determine using the Online Search and Background Search Report functions which database the system chooses for the Start Search and Cont. Search (Continue Search) functions.

Online Search: the system searches through the archive files direct.
Background Search Report: the system evaluates the results of a background search previously carried out.

To switch between the two options, choose Load Search Results.

Load Search Results: You want to choose the results of a background search and make them available for the evaluation. To do this, the list of the files to be searched and the search criteria stored with the search request are downloaded and displayed.

Note

If results for the search request downloaded are already available, the system changes the search mode to Background Search Report, and changes are not possible. If no results are available, the system changes the mode to Online Search and changes to both the search area and search criteria are possible.

To start the search report, choose Start Search.

Change of Search Mode to Online Search

When you change the search mode from Background Search Report to Online Search the search results are discarded for the time being, and you can change the search area and criteria.

Change of Search Mode to

Background Search Report For a manual change from Online Search to Background Search Report you must have at least one search request with results. Only in this case can you switch to Background Search Report.

If a previously completed search request has already been downloaded, the system uses this. Otherwise the system selects the completed search request that is uppermost in the list.

List of Search Requests

The list of search requests contains the possible search requests and informs you which of these requests has already been processed by search program ASAFBSEARCH.

List of Functions for Search Requests

Function	Description
Save for Background Search	For more information, see Searching for Table Contents in the Background.
Load Search Results	For more information, see Searching for Table Contents in the Background.
Refresh	To download the search requests again. The selection representing the processing status is updated.
Delete Entry	To delete search requests You can delete completed requests and requests not yet processed.