Overview of Configuration Tool Pane-Advanced

Overview of Configuration Tool Pane-Advanced

Select Modify (or Edit) Shared Web Part from the menu accessed at the upper right corner of the Web Part. This menu is only accessible by users with authority to modify the page. The configuration page for the List Search Advanced Web Part is displayed on the right side of the screen. Expand the Bamboo Advanced Search Configuration section to configure the following:

Setting Description Example
Select data source Select the type of data source (i.e., SharePoint lists or Bamboo List Rollups) end users will search.
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Choose SharePoint List as the Data source Type

If you choose to search data sources of type SharePoint List, the lists available in the current site will appear in the Available Lists column.

Highlight the lists end users will choose to search in and click the right arrow button to move them to the Display Lists column. Clicking the double right arrow will move all lists to the Display Lists column.

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Choose either of the List Rollup choices and Enter URL

If you configure the web part to search Data Sources of type Bamboo List Rollup Web Part*, you need to enter the URL of the site where the List Rollup Schemas are defined. All searchable schemas must be defined in the same site.

Icon-Tip A benefit of List Rollup is that you can search lists that reside on other sites. When searching lists, the lists must reside on the same site as the List Search Advanced Web Part.

If you configure the web part to search Data Sources of type Bamboo List Rollup Web Part – Classic Edition, you need to enter the URL of the page where the List Rollup Data View/Form resides.

The available rollups will appear in the Available Lists column after clicking the green arrow button. Highlight the lists end users will choose to search and click the right arrow button to move them to the Display Lists column.

*The List Rollup web part is sold separately.

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Icon-Tip Both absolute paths (http :// server name/site ) or relative paths(./ for the current site or ../ for the parent site) can be used for the site or page URL. Bamboo recommends using relative paths if:

  • Multiple Alternative Access Mappings are being used
  • The Web part will be included in a site template

In the next section, regardless of the Data Source Type configured, there are several options. See each setting’s description in the table below:

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No. Setting Description
1. Default Selection for Search

Select one of the lists in the Display Lists column list to display by default to end users. If nothing is selected, the end user will need to first choose the list to search in before selecting any search criteria.

Icon-TipThis is a nice feature if you are allowing your end users to search in only one available list – select it as the Default Selection for Search to save the end user the time it takes to select a list. When visiting the page, they will just need to select search criteria before executing their search.

2. Keep Search Criteria with Search Result Page Check this box if you want the search criteria to “stick” on the page when the results are displayed. If you don’t check this box, the results are displayed with a Back button so the user can easily get back to the criteria.
3. Show Print Button Check this box if you want to display the web part print button so users can easily print the result list.
4. Disable Lookup Field

If you have Lookup fields in your list and they have thousands of items to choose from, the time to display the page with the List Search Advanced Web Part may take longer than you want it to. The extra time is needed to populate values for the Lookup columns in the list.

Icon-Tip To speed up the page display, check this box to disable populating Lookup field values in the Value column of the Web Part. This means that users will have to enter the search criteria for those columns rather than picking it from a long list.

NOTE: If you are toggling back and forth between disabling your Lookup fields and enabling them, you must refresh your Web Browser or clear your temporary Internet files for the change to take effect.

If your data source type is Bamboo List Rollup, this option will be grayed out (unavailable). Lookup column values are not populated by default when searching a list rollup.

5. Language for search criteria

Select a language from the drop-down menu to translate the Web Part user interface and tool pane settings. You can also create your own translation file or modify the default files available in the drop-down menu. See Customizing the Translation Settings for more information.

NOTE: Only the English translations are available. The translation options for French, Spanish, and German are currently in English. You must customize these files directly to translate the Web Part user interface to the language you require. See Localize Bamboo Web Parts for your Language for more information.