Services configured with the Find template locate one or more existing entries in the AR System database. The search criteria for locating entries are the name of the form used for the entries and a query string.

At design time, you identify the AR System form that the Find adapter service is to use. You can also optionally supply a query string that the Find adapters service applies to select a subset of the entries that use the specified form. The input signature of the Find adapter service includes this query string, allowing you to pre-define the query string at design time or supply the query string at run time. The output signature of the Find adapter service contains String values that hold the entry ID and description for each matching entry; you cannot modify the output signature.

At run time the Find adapter service uses the AR System Java APIs to locate entries. It locates entries that match the form name and query string you specify. The AR System Server returns the list of matching entries.