Provide an easy to use search functionality across single or multiple lists to your
end users. Limitations of basic SharePoint search are addressed to help users to
find their information. The Web Part comes in two flavors, Simple and Advanced, based on user community it is intended to be targeted.
Simple List search setup
Users can search only from preconfigured single or multiple lists. The search criteria
are also fixed in that users can not select and change fields to be included for
searching.
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Administrators select the single list or multiple lists for the users to search
against.
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Search criteria are setup by Administrators and with default search values.
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Users can enter search values and Boolean operators (AND/OR) between them.
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Search results can be displayed using a selected view or configured during Web Part
setup.
Advanced List search setup
Users have more flexibility in their search operations - selection of the list(s) to be searched against and view for displaying the search results (including full customization
like selection of columns for grouping).
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End users can select single or multiple lists from site or different site collection
(even across different Web application).
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Complex search criteria can be implemented with combination of AND/OR across different
field columns.
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CAML query can be used for searching (CAML query builder provided) .
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Customize the way users want to see their search results. Use an existing view as
display template or select the field to be shown in the search results.
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Export the search results to CSV file.