Before setting up the search configuration, make sure that the following things apply:

• Installed PRIME
• Available identity template or data pool as reference for the search configuration
• If needed: Available report configuration, to allow users to export the search results to a pdf report

1. Log in to PRIME Designer as an admin user.

1. In PRIME Designer, go to Home > Search Configurations.

2. To add a new search configuration:

   1. Click +New.

   2. Enter a Name and Select a Reference, either an identity a core template or a data pool. Click Save + Edit.
      

   3. Optional: add Object picture
      1. The object picture of the Search Configuration
      panel is shown. The
      1. is used in the related objects view in PRIME Explorer.
         If you do not upload a picture, the standard icon of the result object will be used, for example, a card or a meeting icon.
   4. The Search Reference Type shows CORE_TEMPLATE or DATAPOOL, depending on what you selected in Reference in step 1b.
   5. The Search Reference Name shows the name of the core template or the name of the data pool of the CoreObjects that are searched, depending on what you selected in Reference in step 1b.
   6. If you check Maximum number of search results and then enter a number, the search will never return more results than this value. If there are more results, the user gets an error message and has the possibility to modify the filters. Use this only for views where the user has the possibility to modify the filters.
      
   7. In the General tab, the fields of the selected data pool or identity core template are listed under Search Criteria. The search dialog as it will roughly appear in PRIME Explorer is shown on the right, under Extended Search. On the left of it is the search mask, on the right the search results.
   8. Click Save.
3. To edit instead edit an existing search configuration, double-click on its name.

Search over multiple levels means that a search can be done over related data pools or core templates. For example, you can search for all Employee cards that are related to an Employee.  This is done using ObjectRelations from the given CoreObject to the related CoreObject.

To set multi-level search:

1. Follow the steps in "Add search configuration" above.
2. Before you click Save, check Search over multiple levels.

3. Set Search Depth

   . Search

   . Depth means the maximum number of ObjectRelations to be searched for. Search Depth = 1 means that data from directly related objects

   can be

   are shown in the search results.

   The maximum value

    The default depth is 3. You can configure the default depth in PermissionAwareSearchConfigManager.

   Set

   
   

   Note
   Search depth values greater than 5 trigger a warning message, regarding possible performance issues.

   
   

4. Select Result Reference Typeto : core template or data pool, and select a Result Reference Name, which defines the name of the core template or data pool that are searched at depth zero up to the specified search depth. 
   The selected data pool or core template with its text fields are shown in the Search criteria field.
   
5. Set Object Relation Types:
   1. All
      If All is checked, it includes all current and future object relation types not available at the time of configuration, but available at the time of search. Also, it disables Type Selection. All is checked by default.
   2. Type Selection
      Only enabled when All is not checked. If Type Selection is checked, a pop-up is shown with a list of object relation types to select. The pop-up shows already stored, and therefore selected, types in alphabetical order at the top of the list followed by additionally available types not yet selected, also in alphabetical order.
6. Click Save to save your settings.

To add a search criterion to the search mask:

1. On the General tab, drag-and-drop the search criterion, for example Birth date, from Search criteria to the left field in Search.
2. Select an initial search condition, for example begins with or greater or equal.
3. Optionally, enter an initital initial search value, for example Jun 7, 2017.
4. To change the search properties of the field, click Edit (pen symbol).
5. In Change search field properties, check check Hidden, to hide the criterion from the search mask. A hidden hidden field needs an initial search value. To use a variable value from another data pool in the search mask, select the data pool in Selection list and select a Value. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 1-5 for all search criteria needed in the search mask.
7. Click Save to save your settings.

To add a search criterion to the list of search results:

1. To show a search criterion, for example First Name, in the search results, drag-and-drop it from Search criteria to the right field in Search.
2. To move a column in the search result table, drag-and-drop it to a new location.
3. Click on a column heading to set the sort order based on that column. To change sort order between ascending/descending, click on the column heading again.
4. Click Save to save your settings.

To change the order in which the search dialogs will show up in the PRIME Explorer:

1. Click Sort Sequence.
2. Select a search dialog and use the arrow buttons on the left to move the dialog name up or down.
3. Click Save.

To set available report formats:

1. Click Configure function 'Export search results'.
2. In Choose export formats, check CSV format to make csv export available. Select a PDF format to make pdf export available and define the layout of a pdf export.
3. Click OK to save the settings.

To define where the search configuration is to be used, the purpose must be set:

1. Go to the Purpose tab.
2. Select one or more of these alternatives:

• • Simple Search - A search field appears on the Start tab in PRIME Explorer. This option is not supported for external data sources.
  • Extended Search - The search configuration is available on the Search tab in PRIME Explorer.
  • Batch Orders - The search configuration is available on the Batch Orders tab in PRIME Explorer.
     This option is not supported for external data sources.
  • Object Relations - The search configuration is displayed in the Related objects field for a certain object.
  • Self-Service Search – The search configuration is available in PRIME Self-Service.

To set the permissions to execute the search configuration:

1. Go to the Permissions tab.
2. Click Execute in the left field.
3. To add permission for a specific user, click the Add User button to the right, and select the user name in the selection box.
4. To add permission for a role, click the Add Role button to the right, and select the role in the selection box.
5. To delete a permission, mark the role or user in the list and click Delete.
6. Click Save to save the settings.