Project Search Dialog Box
Use the Project Search dialog box to search for a project by specifying
project details in your search criteria. When you access this dialog box
from the BCR Analysis report, you can use it to select the projects that
display on the report.
This dialog box displays in two ways:
The search dialog box
displays as a stand-alone search called Projects, which you can access
by clicking 
beside the
Search
field on the Projects form. This allows you to generate a
list of all project records available in Deltek PM Compass.
The search dialog box
displays as a search within another search. In this case, it is called
Project Filter. For example, accessing the All Workflows search displays
the Workflow Search dialog box with
the Project field. This allows
you to refine your search by limiting the search to those records
that are directly tied to a given project.
PM Compass remembers the last search result so that when you open the
Search dialog box again, the previous set of results displays in the grid.
If the current view doesn't support master projects and the last project
selected in this Search dialog box was a master project, the Search Results
grid will be blank. Similarly, if the current view doesn't support master
projects and you use a saved search that uses a master project, the Search
Results grid will be blank.
For more information on search types and options,
see Search Overview.
Display Type
By default, this field displays Standard.
In some cases, you can select Advanced
from the drop-down list.
Modifying the display type changes the dialog box interface.
Searches
This is an optional field and is not available on all Search dialog
boxes. You can use it to enter the name of saved search, or it displays
your selection after you click the Search folder 
and select a saved search.
Organize
Click this button to display the Organize
Options dialog box to save your search and give it a name. This option
is not available on all Search dialog boxes.
Search By
Select the field by which you want to search. For example, if you select
Description, PM Compass displays
the results based on the project description. The available options change
depending on the location from which you access the Search dialog box.
Description:
Select this option to search by project description.
Project:
Select this option to search by project name.
Project
Code <x>: Select this option search by project code.
The value of <x> is
the number of the project code or codes that has been set up for that
particular project.
Master
Project: Select this option to search by master project.
After selecting the field, click the Search
button to populate the Search Results box.
If you encounter an error message related to a change request, see Change
Management Warnings.
Search Text
Use this text box to enter a value stored in the selected Search
By field. PM Compass will limit the search results to those records
that contain this value.
Search Button
After specifying the search/filter criteria, click this button to populate
the Search Results box.
Search Results
This grid displays the search results after you define your search/filter
criteria and click Search. The
columns in the grid and the records that display will vary based on the
search filters as well as the location from which you accessed the Search
dialog box.
The search dialog box displays the first record that best matches the
criteria, following the numerical-alphabetical order for all records.
When you use the Search dialog box from:
My
Schedule Analysis: PM Compass only displays projects that are
linked to a schedule.
Enter
Schedule Progress: PM Compass only displays projects that have
schedule as the source system to update.
Enter
Cost Progress: PM Compass only displays projects that have
cost as the source system to update.
Schedule
Import: You cannot select a project that is linked to Open
Plan, Microsoft Project, or Primavera P6.
BCR
Analysis or Project Visibility: The results include a Master
Project column that tells you whether or not the project is a master
project.
Show Master Projects
Select this option to limit the search results to master projects. When
it is deselected, the search results only include regular projects.
This option is not available for all views; however, it is available
for reports that support master projects.
If the current view doesn't support master projects and the last project
selected in this Search dialog box was a master project, the Search Results
grid will be blank. Similarly, if the current view doesn't support master
projects and you use a saved search that uses a master project, the Search
Results grid will be blank.
Total Rows
This field displays the total number of records that are available in
the result set of the search.
Show Result List
Select this check box to display grid containing the results of the
search. When this option is not selected, both the Total
Rows field and the grid with results do not display. By default,
this check box is selected. This option is not available in all views.
Select
Select a record in the grid and click this button to display the corresponding
record. You can select multiple records by pressing either the CTRL
key or the SHIFT key and clicking
the selected entries.
This button is disabled until you click a record in the grid.
For field searches,
selecting a record and clicking Select
closes the Search dialog box and displays the selected record in the
field.
For filter searches
that present records for a screen (for example, a workflow search),
selecting a record and clicking Select
closes the Search dialog box and populates the application form with
the selected record values.
For Dashparts (but not
the global filter for Dashboards) and Reports, this button label is
Apply.
Select All
Click this button to select and display all available records in numerical-alphabetical
order.
The Select All button is not
available for Search dialog boxes where you can only select one record
at a time.
Close
Click this button to close the dialog box.
Help
Click this button to display the Search dialog box help topic.
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