9.5.1 Selecting a search method
In the window that is displayed by clicking the Add button in the Create User Report window, you select a search method appropriate to the information to be searched for in the window.
From the items displayed in the search method specification field, select the desired search method, and then click the Next button.
The following figure shows the search method specification field.
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- Organization of this subsection
(1) Types of search methods
There are three ways to search asset information in the asset management database:
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This method searches information in only one class.
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This method searches information in classes that are associated by association class.
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This method searches information in classes that are not associated by association class. Use this method when you are defining an association between new classes for searching information or associating more than two classes for searching information.
(2) Procedure for determining the search method
The following figure shows the procedure for determining the search method.
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For details about classes and the relationship between classes, see Chapter 14. Management Information Details.