About Searching for Data

My webMethods has a standard search panel that is included in many application pages to allow you to search for various types of data, for example, process instances, KPIs, etc. In My webMethods the search panels for searching for data do have some slight differences based on the context of the search. The following shows a representative sample of a panel used for searching data.

Area of the page	Description
search bar	You use the search bar to define the criteria My webMethods is to use to search for information. You can also use it to specify options that are specific to the page; for example, you can set an option to have My webMethods automatically execute a saved search when you access the page.
search results	My webMethods displays the results of the search in the search results area, which is below the search panel. The search results are in either a standard-format table or in a tree format.

Type of Search	Description	Search Panel Tab	Availability
keyword	Search for data that contains the keywords and/or exact phrases that you specify. For instructions on how to perform a keyword search, see Keyword Searches for Data	Keyword	When the keyword searching is available depends on the data being searched.
basic	Search using basic search criteria when a keyword search is not available.	Basic	Whether basic searching is available depends on the data being searched.
advanced	Search using keywords and exact phrases along with additional search criteria to produce a detailed search for specific information. For more information, see Basic and Advanced Searches for Data.	Advanced	Advanced searching is only present when the data being searched warrants detailed search criteria for specific information.
saved	You can re-execute searches by saving the criteria for a search. When you save a search, you provide a name for the search criteria. Then when you want to re-execute the search, you select the criteria by the name you assigned it. You can save and re-execute keyword and advanced searches. For instructions on how to save search criteria and re-execute searches, see Saving Your Search	Saved	Re-executing saved searches is always available from the search panel.

You can set default search options for each My webMethods page that has a search panel. For example, you can set the tab of the search panel that you want My webMethods to display when it displays the My webMethods page and whether you want My webMethods to automatically execute a search when it displays the My webMethods page. For more information, see Setting Search Options for a My webMethods Page.

My webMethods displays the results of your search in either a standard-format table or a tree format. You can customize the display of the search results, for example, you can select the columns you want included in the display. For more information about display options and a description of standard-format table and tree format, see Defining How My webMethods Displays Search Results.