Description of the tool
An Adhoc Query or an Advanced Search allows you carry out advanced searches on complex datasets, or to search on fields that have not been set-up in the Search Panel. *** Is this correct? ***
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The query options will be configured by your Weave System Administrator.
How to use the tool
Prerequisite:
None
Steps:
- Set the Active Layer to the layer you would like to search.
- Click on the Adhoc Query button.
- Define the search parameters (using SQL) in the Advanced Search menu.
- Once you have constructed your search statement, use one of the buttons long the bottom of the panel. The buttons perform these functions:
New - This will create a new selection, and will replace any previous selections you had for the Active Layer.
Add - This will add the selected features to the existing selection set.
Remove - The features that result from the Search operation will be removed from the selection set for the Active Layer.
Refine - All bar the selected features will be removed from the selection set.
Cancel - Closes
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the Advanced Search
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menu without running any searches.
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sample Advanced Search
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is shown below, but these will vary markedly from one organisation to the next.
- After running an Advanced Search operation, the selected features are highlighted in the map in bright blue and the records appear in the Data Grid.