I have a drop down list in my card with a partial string match and it does not work if one of its list item is selected, but it works if you edit the input box (like inserting a space character and immediately deleting it) with the very same item.
If the drop down has an exact match for its text it seems to work.
for example i search a field for
“3d- data” lot of results
“data” nothing. zero results.
tried with asterisk or space before and after the text and nothing changes: it need a user to mess with the input box otherwise nothing is found.
E.g. I tried to make a card with some most used material name in a drop list tha allows user input , but even there the partial name does not work at the first try you launch the searc: apparently you need to input and delete something along the string, launch the search again and the same string is found
Not able to reproduce in 2023 sp5. We have drop lists (Combobox) in the search. You can type in any partial value and it finds all that match like there is an implied nnnn on each side of the string.
I tried a couple of different combinations in our “Poject Name” field. Its fixed droplist on the file data card but a Combobox on the search card. There is so you can type in partial values. Partial matches work. You can even use AND OR conditions like: apple OR orange where it finds files with either.
I think the problem is that @mp3-250 wants the search to work without typing anything at all. If I recall correctly, this is a limitation. Some fields only become active when a user types something. I know I answered a post somewhere sometime about this info, but I don’t recall the specifics.
I was looking at the KB for this kind of limitation, without luck…I lack the search skills to interact with that monstrosity and I have like 1000+ bookmarks already.
Also the tool to make PDM cards is so bug ridden I am pulling my hairs and work around issues every damn time I think we almost achieved a good result.
The input formula only displays the evaluated string when a user manually enters a value (such as selecting a value from a list) in the data card. The input formula is not evaluated by updating linked properties in a file or using default values (for example, a value from a folder data card).
I have some double bytes characters in most fields so it could be related to that… Does it work even with something in the middle of the word put inside the field, like “pple” instead of “apple” or “nge” in place of “orange”?
I am trying to figure out why some of my controls do not work as expected.
I have a custom list like yours and it does not work. Not at the office right now, it was driving me crazy.
i tried to put a droplist with a freetext list of items together with a droplist with the same items inside edit: >>linked to the same variable<<
when I select a certain string from the combobox, the dropbox is kept empty, while when I select the same string from the dropbox the combobox switch to the same value… and the search works as expected.