36 lines
1.5 KiB
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36 lines
1.5 KiB
Markdown
Executable File
Extends the name search feature to use additional, more relaxed matching
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methods, and to allow searching into configurable additional record
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fields.
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The name search is the lookup feature to select a related record. For
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example, selecting a Customer on a new Sales order.
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For example, typing "john brown" doesn't match "John M. Brown". The
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relaxed search also looks up for records containing all the words, so
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"John M. Brown" would be a match. It also tolerates words in a different
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order, so searching for "brown john" also works.
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Additionally, an Administrator can configure other fields to also lookup
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into. For example, Customers could be additionally searched by City or
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Phone number.
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How it works:
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Regular name search is performed, and the additional search logic is
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only triggered if not enough results are found. This way, no overhead is
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added on searches that would normally yield results.
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But if not enough results are found, then additional search methods are
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tried. The specific methods used are:
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- Try regular search on each of the additional fields
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- Try ordered word search on each of the search fields
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- Try unordered word search on each of the search fields
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All results found are presented in that order, hopefully presenting them
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in order of relevance.
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