An advanced search allows you to build search criteria based on data values or ranges.
To launch an advanced search
Click the Samples menu.
The Manage Samples page displays.Click Advanced Sample Search.
Leaving all search criteria blank
There are no required fields when you specify search criteria. If you leave all the fields blank, all items are returned.
From the Sample Search page, fill in the search criteria as needed.
Advanced Search Category Description Sample Criteria
Select an option in the first list. Select from the second list, Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search). Enter complete or partial text in the text box.
Composition Criteria
Select an option in the first list. Your selection drives the options that display in the second list, as well as the options or text box that displays for the rest of the category. Select from the second list, Contains (for partial text search) or Equals (for exact text search). Select your options or enter appropriate text in the text box. The Chemical name is optional.
Characterization Criteria
Select a Characterization Type in the first list. Your selection drives the options that display in the second list as well as the options or text boxes that displays for the rest of the category. The last text box is either a boolean value or number value, depending on the third list. An optional list for units displays only if the data has a unit. Select your options or enter appropriate text in the text box(es).
- Click Add to each set of criteria you define. As you add criteria, they display in a table above the criteria fields on the page.
- Select the And or Or operand at the bottom of each set of criteria when you enter more than one criteria in a set. And or Or determines whether, for the set, the search finds samples that meet all of the criteria or that meet any one of the criteria.
- Select the And or Or operand at the bottom of the page that determines whether the search finds samples that meet only all of the criteria or that meet any one of the criteria.
- Click Search.
For information about the search results, see Sample Search Results.
