Using Web Search

Overview
Satisfy Prerequisites
Search for a Term
Configure Your Browser to Use Search Extras

Overview

The Search tool enables you to search for SAS Business Data Network terms in a web browser with a web-based search tool. You can use this tool to search for terms without opening and logging on to SAS Business Data Network.
You can also add a bookmarklet for Search to your supported browser and register Search as a search provider with your browser. These features give you easy access to Search. Perform the following tasks:

Satisfy Prerequisites

In order to use Search, you must satisfy the following prerequisites:
  • Install a supported browser. The search tool should render and function correctly in Internet Explorer 8 (Windows XP) and Internet Explorer 9 (Windows Vista or later). The search tool should also work for the latest releases of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome for Windows PC.
  • Enable JavaScript in your browser.
  • Install SAS Business Data Network.
  • Ensure that your users have been placed in the proper groups to use Search and that appropriate permissions have been granted.

Search for a Term

To search for a term in SAS Business Data Network:
  1. Open the web page for SAS Business Data Network - Search. The URL for the page uses the following pattern: <server name>:<port number>/SASBusinessDataNetwork/search.
    The following display shows the Log On page:
    Search Log On Page
    Search Log On Page
    Enter your credentials in the User ID and Password fields to sign on to the Search page.
  2. The following display shows an empty Search page:
    Empty Search Page
    Empty Search Page
  3. Enter a search term in the Search Business Data Network field. For example, you could enter test as the search term. Note that Search Business Data Network is installed as the default search provider.
  4. Click Search.
  5. Review the search results.
    The results are shown in the following display:
    Search Results
    Search Results
  6. Click the link for the result that you need to see in SAS Business Data Network. You can also click Show all in SAS Business Data Network to see all of the results displayed in SAS Business Data Network.
    These show-all results are shown in the following display of the SAS Business Data Network page:
    All Results List
    All Results List
  7. Return to the Search page and click a single result, Address1.
    This result is shown in SAS Business Data Network in the following display:
    Single Search Result
    Single Search Result

Configure Your Browser to Use Search Extras

You can use the tools in the SAS Business Data Network Search Extras page to make it easier to access Search with a supported browser.
You can add the bookmarklet shown in the top half of the page to the bookmarks toolbar in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome browsers.
The bookmarklet is the blue object that shown in the following display:
Bookmarklet Section of Extras Page
Bookmarklet Section of Extras Page
Simply drag and drop the object into the bookmarks toolbar of your Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox browser. Depending on the browser, a dialog box might be displayed. For example, Internet Explorer displays a confirmation dialog box. Then, you can click Yes to add a SAS® Business Data Network link. That link takes you directly to the Search page.
The bookmarklet for these browsers enables you to do the following:
  • Highlight a word or phrase on any HTML web page, including pages outside of SAS Business Data Network pages.
  • Click the bookmarklet to instantly open a new browser tab directly to the SAS Business Data Network results page. (You might need to sign in if you have not done so recently.)
  • Click the bookmarklet without highlighting a word or phrase to open the SAS Business Data Network Search page.
In Internet Explorer, the icon for Search is included in the set of search providers included with the search field, as shown in the following display:
Search Providers in Internet Explorer
Search Providers in Internet Explorer
You can remove the search provider from Internet Explorer through the following menu path: Toolsthen selectManage add ons.then selectSearch Providers. To remove the search provider for Chrome, select Settingsthen selectSearchthen selectManage search engines. Simply delete the search button from the Firefox search toolbar.
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