A Multi-Value Search in the GlobalSearch desktop client is used when working with documents that share a “many-to-one” relationship, such as a bill which covers multiple invoices. For example, if you are a user is not sure how a customer’s name had been entered into a Field, you the user can type in two or more versions of the customer names, which would appear as a drop-down list. With a Multi-Value Search you users can even paste values from your their spreadsheet application into a Search in the GlobalSearch desktop client. The Search values must be concatenated with the OR operator.
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- Configure a Multi-Value Field in the Field Catalog.
Note that Multi-Value Fields cannot be configured as the parent level of a Dynamic Pick List. Multi-Value Fields display in the order entered, not sorted in any way. - Assigned the Field to the selected Archive.
- Create or edit a Search for the Archive, click Advanced, and in the Options group, enable Multi Value Search.
- Click Save.
This Field will now display with multi-value properties in the desktop client Document Viewer for all document in the Archive. Users can enter multiple values into the single Field when indexing a document.
Because of the nature of the Field, Multi-Value Fields will not sort in the Search Results Document List.
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