You can configure smart search to search properties for a component category. Configuring smart search for a component category is a two-step process: First, you configure the search criteria and then assign the values in the Configure Search Options section.
Configure search criteria
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In the Component Directory Configuration window, click on a component category thumbnail, and select Configure Smart Search.
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In the Configure Smart Search Criteria window, click Click here to add new item
to add a new row.
Press ESC twice to come out of the row edit mode.
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Click Select Value <icon> to map to a criterion.
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Select a value in the Type box to populate the corresponding property list in the Property box.
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Component - Select this to map this criteria to a component property. Select a component property from the Property box.
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Property on related objects - Select this to map this criteria to the pre-configured related properties.
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Specify how you want the name to display in the Component Directory Smart Search in the Label column.
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Select a Type from the list to define the options of the criteria, such as Search, List of Values, and Boolean.
In List of Values, you can also set a range as criteria value. For example, (a) 110F
- 250F (b) 200F >< 450F, and so on if the criteria selected is Temperature.
Configure search options
The following table describes which Type should be selected to configure the required search options.
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Select a Type |
To do this |
Example |
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List of Values |
Enter exact or ranged values. The values can be both string and numeric. |
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Boolean |
Enter 0 or 1. |
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Search |
Enter text to perform search based on the created criterion. |
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Date |
Enter exact or a date range. |
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