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Sharepoint Custom Search
I'm using Sharepoint, MOSS 2007 and Sharepoint Designer.
I've created a site that has a few custom forms (lists) used for collecting data from the users. Is there a way to create a custom search page for the user to query the data that was entered. I know that you can create custom views to organize, filter and order the data into the columns you want. But the client wants a custom search page that allows them to pick specific criteria to search from to populate these views. So on their search page, they'd have the drop downs to pick data from that was used on the form (list) page. I'll attach a screen shot of a search page that I create on their current web page, but now we're migrating them to SharePoint and we're trying to emulate what they have now the best we can in SharePoint. A push in the right direction and/or an article would be great!
Thanks!
I've created a site that has a few custom forms (lists) used for collecting data from the users. Is there a way to create a custom search page for the user to query the data that was entered. I know that you can create custom views to organize, filter and order the data into the columns you want. But the client wants a custom search page that allows them to pick specific criteria to search from to populate these views. So on their search page, they'd have the drop downs to pick data from that was used on the form (list) page. I'll attach a screen shot of a search page that I create on their current web page, but now we're migrating them to SharePoint and we're trying to emulate what they have now the best we can in SharePoint. A push in the right direction and/or an article would be great!
Thanks!
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Yes, I'll only search from one list. I have never heard of CAML. I'll Google it now :)
ASKER
So you have to create this page using custom code( CAML)? Sharepoint doesn't allow you to create a Search page where it allows you to select what form/list to use to create the search?
You could create a Search Scope to only return results from a particular list/library. In conjunction with scopes, you could modify the search webpart and edit the XSLT to shape the results to your display requirements.
Info on creating Scopes:
http://www.zimmergren.net/
Info on XSLT custom search results page:
http://www.zimmergren.net/
Info on creating Scopes:
http://www.zimmergren.net/
Info on XSLT custom search results page:
http://www.zimmergren.net/
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Based on your requirements i believe that you need to create a custom form similar to the one shared in the screenshot. I need few inputs from your end:
1. Are you going to search on one list or multiple lists?
2. If from one list, then you need to create dynamic CAML query to return results. You can do this with the help of CAML query builder and then adding the conditions dynamically to it and generate the query.
If you need help with dynamic CAML just let me know.
Regards,
Dhawal