Using Resource Finder Searches

This chapter discusses how to perform advanced Resource Finder searches

Performing Advanced Resource Finder Searches

In this section, we discuss how to use the Resource Finder advanced search and describes Resource Finder search tips and details.

Pages Used to Perform Advanced Resource Finder Searches

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Resource Finder - Advanced Search	EPX_YELLOWPG_SRCH EPX_PRF_SEARCH	Enter search criteria on the Resource Finder pagelet and click the Search button. Select the Advanced Search link on the Resource Finder pagelet. Select the Resource Finder link on the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal header.	View results for Resource Finder pagelet searches. Perform detailed Resource Finder searches. Access relevant participant profiles.
Resource Finder - Search Tips	EPX_SEARCH_TIPS	Select the Search Tips link on the Resource Finder - Advanced Search page.	Select to access the Resource Finder - Search Tips page, where you view an outline of search techniques you can use to expand and constrain searches.

Page Name

Object Name

Navigation

Usage

Resource Finder - Advanced Search

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EPX_PRF_SEARCH

Enter search criteria on the Resource Finder pagelet and click the Search button.
Select the Advanced Search link on the Resource Finder pagelet.
Select the Resource Finder link on the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal header.

View results for Resource Finder pagelet searches. Perform detailed Resource Finder searches. Access relevant participant profiles.

Resource Finder - Search Tips

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Select the Search Tips link on the Resource Finder - Advanced Search page.

Select to access the Resource Finder - Search Tips page, where you view an outline of search techniques you can use to expand and constrain searches.

Using the Resource Finder Advanced Search

Access the Resource Finder - Advanced Search page.

Enter search criteria to find a resource. Leave all fields blank to return all members of the selected resource type.

Available search parameters are defined on the Define Advanced Search Option page. Available search parameters can also depend on role and user ID filters defined on the Select Search Parameter Attributes - Set Viewer Security page.

See Configuring Advanced Search Parameters.

Name	This resource attribute always displays as a search parameter, regardless of any search parameter display filters that have been configured. Enter text that you want to find as a part of the resource's name. This search acts upon only the resource's name.
Contains Words	This field always displays as a search parameter. Enter text that you want to find as a part of a resource's entire profile. This search acts upon all searchable text in resource profiles.
Search Tips	Select to access the Resource Finder - Search Tips page, where you view an outline of search techniques you can use to expand and constrain searches.

If you have accessed this page by executing a search from the Resource Finder pagelet, your search criteria are transferred to this page and any resulting matches are displayed in the Search Results scroll area.

Search Results

View the results of your search.

Search result attributes that display are defined on the Specify Result Attributes page. Available search result attributes can also depend on role and user ID filters defined on the Select Search Parameter Attributes - Check Viewer Security page.

If you have accessed this page by executing a search from the Resource Finder pagelet, your search criteria are transferred to this page and any resulting matches are displayed in this scroll area.

Search result attributes may display as links and execute actions depending on their configurations on the Define Attribute page.

See Configuring Advanced Search Result Attributes, Defining Attributes.

Name

Name of the participant. This participant attribute always displays as a search result, regardless of any search result display filters that have been configured.

Select the name link to access the participant's profile.

Describing Resource Finder Search Tips and Details

Access the Resource Finder - Search Tips page.

In addition to the information provided on this page, consider the following search details.

Resource Finder search results reflect the search engine techniques used to find matches for search parameters. Resource Finder search engine functionality includes native Verity functionality, including case insensitivity, stemming, and so forth.

For parameterized searches, match requests are always considered to be requests for partial matches. For example, although an attribute can have multiple values, if any of the values partially match the search criteria, it is considered a hit. Matches are always judged on a LIKE keyword% basis. This means that if any of the designated attribute's values start with the keyword, it is considered a hit.

The Resource Finder assumes an "OR" value between any words you enter in the search parameter fields. For example, if you enter Cynthia Oldham in the Name field, the Resource Finder provides search results containing any Name hits containing the words Cynthia or Oldham.

See Understanding Resource Finder Search Functions.