Overview
Search Pages are used to perform a query for data across the system. Search pages are accessed from the global search under the Search by Topic menu.
Search Pages
Upon selecting a search page from the global Search By Topic menu, the search page is displayed. Search screens support both searching and filtering of records.
Search screens interact with the nVIRO database to retrieve records that match the search criteria provided by the user. When a search is executed, thousands of rows of records matching the provided search criteria may be listed. However, for efficiency and speed, nVIRO limits the number of rows returned in a search. When the number of rows in the database exceeds the specified limit for the search page, a warning message will be displayed, indicating that not all matching records are displayed and search criteria may need to be refined.
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Searching vs. Filtering: Search screens interact with the nVIRO database to retrieve records that match search criteria provided by the user. Thousands of rows of records may be returned that meet the provided criteria. |
Searching
nVIRO uses a concept called “sticky filters” to remember the last search criteria entered, even after navigating to another page. Searching fetches data from the server and displays it below the search box in the search results list.
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nVIRO uses a concept called sticky filters to remember the last search criteria entered, even after navigating to another page. Searching fetches data from the server and displays it in the search results list shown below the search box. To reset the search criteria, click the Search Reset button located at the top right of the page. |
To reset the search criteria, click the Search Reset button located at the top right of the page.
Many screens in nVIRO allow for searching for data and filtering lists.
The image below shows the My Tasks screen, which implements both a Search box at the top of the page and a Filter row at the top of the search results list.
My Program Areas
For users whose work focuses on, or is limited to, specific program areas, nVIRO provides an option to configure program areas as preferences for searching. To specify program areas:
Navigate to the User Profile (see Navigation, Searching and User Profile)
Click on the Preferences tab
Select desired program areas in the “My Program Areas” control
Click Save
Configuring preferred program areas will have two effects:
Search pages that contain program area as search criteria will use the selected program areas as defaults when searching.
Site list pages that contain program area related data contain a “Program Areas” toggle. The toggle may be set to “Mine” to show programs listed in the profile as “My Program Areas” or All to show all records.
On search pages, if the program areas search criteria is changed by the user the selected values will stick until the Search Reset button has been clicked.
Filtering
Any time a table of data is shown in nVIRO, the first row below the column heading displays column filters. The data in the table will be filtered instantly to match the text entered.
infoThe nVIRO sticky filter feature includes column filters. Thus, when navigating back to a page or performing a new search, if records that the user expects to see are not displayed, the user should check whether filter criteria have also been applied to the page. Note that the Search Reset does not clear column filters; they must be cleared individually by the user.