Tech Tip: Searching for Multiple Value Fields
December 15th, 2008 Comment on this articleWith the release of Laserfiche 8 came multiple value fields! These are single fields that can contain multiple values and can be searched on using the advanced search syntax. To access the Advanced Search syntax, select Advanced from the Customize Search menu in the Laserfiche Client, and select Include advanced search criteria in query to type in the text box.
The following search syntax will return documents with a multiple value field containing at least one of the values.
{[]:[field]=”fieldvalue”} | {[]:[field]=”fieldvalue”}
For example, to search for entries with a multiple value Author field containing at least Jonathan or Justin, the syntax would be:
{[]:[Author]=”Jonathan”} | {[]:[Author]=”Justin”}
This search will return all entries assigned the multiple value Author field containing at least Jonathan or Justin. If this multi-value field also contains Connie, for example, the entry will still be returned.
Note: You can use the same syntax in Web Access to search for multiple value fields.
Advanced Search in the Laserfiche Client
Advanced Search in Web Access
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