Use the options on the Actions bar on the Advanced Search dialog box to manage search information.
Commonly Used Actions
Click the buttons on the Actions bar to access commonly performed actions. In addition to the three standard buttons used for both simple and advanced searches, you can also use advanced settings buttons that allow you group, ungroup, and view search properties as plain text.
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| Add a Field
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Click
Add a Field to add a field to the search criteria grid.
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| Group Fields
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Click the check box next to each search condition (row) that you want to include in the group and then click
Group Fields to create a group of all of the selected fields.
When a group is created,
Vantagepoint displays a visual indicator to show that conditions are grouped. You can nest groupings so there are groups contained within another group. The groups use different colors for nested conditions, with a maximum of 6. The Group Fields action is disabled unless you have at least two conditions selected.
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| Ungroup Fields
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When fields are grouped together, you can click the
Ungroup Fields button to remove the grouping of the fields. This button is enabled only when the grouped field check boxes are selected.
Alternatively, when you hover over the green bracket, it turns red and a black
 displays at the top of the bracket. Click the bracket's
to ungroup all of the fields that you selected.
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| Saved Options
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Click
Saved Options to save your entries. The Search Settings dialog box displays. Use this dialog box to record a name for the search, determine what users will have access to the saved search, and the directory in which the search will be stored.
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Other Actions
When the
Advanced Settings option is selected, click the
Other Actions menu to perform the following actions:
| Field | Description |
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| View as Plain Text
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Select this option for
Vantagepoint to display the search in a plain text, readable format. Instead of the results grid, a text box displays that contains a color-coded, indented version of the current search. You can see the entire search and how nested levels of the search (based on parentheses) relate to each other. This check box is automatically cleared the next time that you click
Search.
To switch back to the standard display, click
Exit Plain Text. The search dialog displays the standard grid.
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| Clear Search
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Select this option to clear the search criteria and start over.
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