Specifications

ID Works Standard and Enterprise Version 5 Operator’s Guide
4 Searching the Data Source
Most ID Works projects are connected to a
database.
Enterprise
Edition Only!
ID Works Enterprise projects can, instead, use a
directory service for data storage. Because searching a directory
service is similar to searching a database, this chapter will use
“database” to apply to both types of data source. Differences for
directory services are marked with the symbol at the left of this
paragraph.
You get information out of a database by searching it. There are two
methods for searching the database: Quick Search, for simple or one-
time searches, and Advanced Search, for more complicated
searches. You (or the ID Works project designer) can use Advanced
Search to store search criteria for searches you will perform
repeatedly.
Performing a Quick Search
To perform a simple or one-time search of the database, click the
button on the toolbar that has a magnifying glass on it (the Quick
Search button), or from the menu bar, select Record and then Quick
Search. The Quick Search dialog box opens.
If the Quick Search button and menu command do not appear on
your ID Works window, you do not have permission to search the
database or you are restricted to running stored searches. Contact
your ID Works administrator to gain permission to search the
database.