Searching for Assignments
The Explorer’s header includes a search bar that allows you to search for specific assignments. You can use this field to search for assignment titles, tags, or text within the Info area of your assignment. The search does not match against other metadata fields such as departments, sources, contacts, or other.
In this release, special characters such as !@#$%^&*, or others are not recognized and are instead treated as spaces between other valid characters. As a result, wild-card searches and exact match searches (using quotes) are not supported. Spaces between keywords are respected — allowing you to search for a phrase and not just a single keyword. Partial word searches are not supported. For example, the search would not return a match for “Avid” if you entered “Avi” only. However, the search does support word “stemming” in which a root word might return similar hits. For example, a search for “test” might also return “testing”, “tested”, or “testify”.
If you create a search and leave the app idle for period of time, the search might eventually time-out. In this case the Collaborate app displays a message that it “encountered a problem”. You can click the Try Again button in the window to clear the message and repeat your previous search.
To search for an assignment:
1. Click the “Find an assignment” field in the Explorer header.
When you click in the search bar, the app displays a list of your last 10 searches (if applicable).
2. Do one of the following:
Select an item from the list (if applicable) by clicking it with your mouse or by using the up/down arrows to highlight a selection and pressing Enter (or Return) to execute the search.
The search is executed as soon as you make a selection.
Enter a new search term, and press Enter or Return to execute the search.
Results are displayed in the Planner Explorer. If your search does not return any matching records, you can click the Show All Assignments link to clear both the search and any active filters. Alternatively, you can click the X button to the right of your text to clear the search.
3. (optional) Use the filters in the Planner sidebar to further narrow your search results by a person, status, or other values.
