Search in Querystring

[RBehr]

Is it possible to set up a URL to a search results list, perhaps by providing a querystring?

[martini]

Can you describe "URL to a search results list" a little bit more? Your use case would be great!

Thanks a lot!

-Martin

[RBehr]

I have users for whom the search functionality and use of search templates is too complex. For the record, I think it's brilliant, but these are "users", in the worst possible sense. In fairness, we are searching a CI database of over 10,000 assets, a customer database of over 1,000 customers and a swiftly growing database of tickets.

So I want to set up links direct to search results. I was hoping for something along the lines of:

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/indexl.pl?search;type=ConfigItem;field1=*string1*;field2=*string2*

I know this approach is very limiting, but my users are insisting on it. Perhaps a better idea might be to base the URL on a template:

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/index.pl?search;type=Ticket;template=mytemplate

We can then manage templates as things change, rather than having to recode querystrings.

The URL must not go to the search form, even if that form is pre-filled with the correct values. It needs to go directly to the search results list.

Any help most appreciated. I'd work from the results as they appear on the site, however, after entering search criteria and clicking "Search", the URL as displayed is simply to index.pl with no querystring, doubtless because you're using form values and not querystring values.