VISTA Plus for MPE User's Guide

Searching a Report
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Search Index Management
The Define Search Indices window is displayed as a result of selecting Search Index Management
from the VISTA Functions window. When you select this option, a ruler is displayed at the top of
the screen, and the lines are numbered to facilitate your index specifications.
The primary use of Search Index Management is to review the indices defined for a report. If
changes need to be made, you can do so within the Define Search Indices window. You can move to
the field requiring modification by using the Tab and Arrow keys. If an index is no longer desired,
you can delete it by using F1, Delete Index.
Search Index Management also offers another way to define indices while reviewing a report (other
than Add Search Index from the VISTA Functions window). The more specific the index, the
quicker the search. If the value appears on the same line in the same column on each page, specify
those details. If the value consistently appears in the same column, but it varies line number from
occurrence to occurrence, instruct VISTA to index all lines.
If you index a report with F6, Index Report, the indices are temporary until you save them with
F6, Save Indices. Temporary indices enable you to create indices on the fly without worrying about
other users being affected by the indices you create.
Be sure to press Index Report and Save Indices after defining the index value so that the entire
report is indexed, and so that defined indices are saved with the report for future reviews. However,
whether or not you can save an index depends on the security clearance assigned to you by the
VISTA Administrator.