Quick Search

Quick Search represents the simplest and the most intuitive way of searching in a catalog. You can perform an ad hoc search for one or more keywords in catalog attributes using a simple search field. Quick Search works independently of the Field, Column and Expert search modes.

By default, Quick Search is available in all catalogs and reference views.

Quick Search: Advantages and Limitations

• The fastest way of searching: Just enter a keyword and press the 'Enter' key.
• Search definition and search results are temporary - they are canceled on closing the catalog.
• There are no query selectors, no save and case sensitivity icons or the drag&drop option.
• The user does not work with preselected attributes.

• No structures for grouping conditions are available.

Quick Search: Customization

• Catalog Customizer > General tab - enable Quick Search.
• Global Settings > Search - set maximum count of Quick Search attributes, set default search operator (AND, OR)

• Catalog Customizer > Quick Search tab - make other Quick Search settings

Notes:

QuickSearch provides users with a convenient search but uses extensive database operations. With permissive configuration, this can lead to a considerable load on the database and thus to performance degradation.

We strongly recommend that you:

• Limit the Quick Search to as few attributes as possible.
• Limit the QuickSearch to simple attributes (no structured attributes with dot notation).
• If possible, do not use leading wildcards.