Search

To find some features and documents using a particular text query, type the required text in the text search field. The System searches the requested object based on specified parameters and compiles the list of found objects and documents that meet your search parameters. To clear search results, click the Clear button .

You can save search templates to set quick search buttons later. To save search template click Save template . The full-text search can be performed for either all layers or tables, or for selected layer or table. To specify the layer for search, use Where to search option to select the required search variant from the list:

All layers - search will be performed in all map layers
All visible layers - search will be performed in all visible map layers only
Selected layers - search will be performed only in the selected layers in the list. To select all layers in the list, click the All layers option. To select only visible layers, click the All visible layers option. To deselect all layers, click Clear selection button.

If there is a geocoding service in the services list of your interactive map, the search by address option will be available. To disable the search by address option, uncheck the box for the Search by address option.

If your map contains a large number of layers, and you want to perform your search within some specific layers only, use the search by layers option. To do so, enter the part of the layer's name in the layer search field and the list of layers will be filtered.

Working with the search results list

The search results are shown as a drop-down list of objects grouped by map layers and tables. The following operations are available for found objects:

Zoom to object
View object identify dialog .

The same options are available for any search result and layer.

Advanced search

The simple full-text search may be extended with various spatial filters provided to refine your search results.

To use spatial filter (i.e. to specify the search area) for searching an object or a document related to it, draw a point, a polyline or a polygon on your map. The following filter options are available for performing spatial search:

Spatial filter by point – allows filtering found objects that occur in the specified location on the map or fall inside the specified buffer zone around this point. To learn more about drawing points see the Drawing graphics section
Spatial filter by line – allows filtering found objects intersecting the specified polyline or falling inside the specified buffer zone around the line. To learn more about drawing polylines see the Drawing graphics section
Spatial filter by freehand polyline - allows filtering found objects intersecting the freehand polyline or falling inside the specified buffer zone around the freehand polyline. To learn more about drawing freehand polylines see the Drawing graphics section
Spatial filter by polygon – allows filtering found objects that fall inside the specified polygon or intersect it. To learn more about drawing polygons see the Drawing graphics section
Spatial filter by freehand polygon – allows filtering found objects that fall inside the specified freehand polygon or intersect it. To learn more about drawing freehand polygons see the Drawing graphics section
Spatial filter by object geometry – allows filtering found objects that intersect the selected map object (point, polyline or polygon) or fall inside the specified buffer zone around the selected map object. Left-click the object, by which you want to filter your search results.

To clear spatial filter, click the Clear button .

To specify the buffer size around new point, polyline, polygon or existent map objects, enter the required value and measurement units for the Buffer parameter in the Spatial filter dialog. The buffer zone will be shown as graphic on the map to visualize your search results.

Extend search area to first result option can be used, if no objects or documents were found in the result of the advanced search. To enable this option check the box near the Extend search area to first result line in the Spatial filter dialog. Thus the system will search for the specified objects or documents, continuously extending the search area until the first object or document that meet the search query is found. The obtained result will be added to the search results list.

Note: spatial filter can be used without full-text search, e.g., search for particular layer's objects falling inside the specified map area or the nearest objects related to particular point. To perform the search, specify the spatial filter, select layer for object's search and click the Search button .

Quick search buttons

Quick search buttons are displayed on Search tab if they have been specified for this map. Click Search button to start search.