Search options

The rules for combining search options are determined by the Search criteria property.

Property

Specifies which property you want to use for the search. The list includes all job and document properties in the system that can be saved by a StoreInRepository step.

Comparison

Specifies how RICOH ProcessDirector compares the property value to the contents of the Value field to find the job or document you want to retrieve. Select one of these:

= (equal to) (default)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value exactly matches the text in the Value field. The comparison is case-sensitive.

!= (not equal to)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property has a value and it is not the value in the Value field. The comparison is case-sensitive.

> (greater than)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value is greater than the number in the Value field.

< (less than)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value is less than the number in the Value field or if the property has no value.

>= (greater than or equal to)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value is the same as or greater than the number in the Value field.

<= (less than or equal to)

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value is the same as or less than the number in the Value field or if the property has no value.

like

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value matches the value in the Value field when wildcard characters contained in the Value field are taken into account. For example, the value in the Value field for the Job name property is CUST1*. All jobs from one customer have the prefix CUST1 added to the job name. A job meets the search option when its job name begins with the text CUST1. The comparison is case-sensitive.

unlike

Job or document data is returned in the search results if the property value does not match the value in the Value field when wildcard characters contained in the Value field are taken into account. For example, the value in the Value field for the Job name property is *.pdf. A job meets the search option when the extension for the job name is not .pdf. The comparison is case-sensitive.

Value

Specifies the value that RICOH ProcessDirector uses to search for the job or document you want to retrieve. Depending on the property, you can either choose from a list or enter an alphanumeric value. If a property takes a unit, you cannot select the units. You must specify measurement values in inches. You must specify time values in the smallest unit that the property supports. For example, values for Retention period are in minutes.

Database name

Repository.SearchConditions

Usage notes:

• When you use the is like or is not like comparison, you can use wildcard characters in the Value field. Use * or % to represent zero or more characters; use _ or ? to represent exactly one character. If you use a like comparison and type only a wildcard character in the Value field, all the jobs or documents in which that property value is set are returned in the search results, but not the jobs in which that value is Not set.
• When you use the is, is not, is like, is not like, or contains comparison, you cannot use the apostrophe character ( ' ) in the Value field.
• You can set certain properties to values that include a symbol formula. For example, you give the workflow for a customer’s job the same name as the Customer name property. You can define a search option with a symbol formula to find jobs or documents where the workflow name matches the customer name: Workflow = ${Job.CustomerName}.
• To define an additional search option, click + to the right of any search option. To delete a search option, click - to the right of the search option you want to delete.
• If the Value is a date or timestamp, make sure that the Comparison is less than (<), greater than (>).