Customize Search Forms

You can customize the search forms for a portal. You can:

• Add new fields
• Edit existing fields
• Remove fields
• Change the arrangement of fields on a page

NOTE: You can only customize existing search forms; you cannot add new ones.

Customizable Search Forms

The following table lists the search forms that you can customize:

Search Form Name	Description
Default	Manage the search fields on the Advanced Search page, where users can search directory objects (user, group, contact) by different attributes. This page is displayed when users click the Advanced Search link.
Find Dialog	Manage the search fields on the Find dialog box. The Find dialog box can be launched from various portal pages, for example, from the Owner tab, Members tab, and Member Of tab in group properties. It is used to search for objects to designate as owners, managers, additional owners, group members, and more.

What do you want to do?

• Add a Field to a Search Form
• Update a Field on a Search Form
• Remove a Field from a Search Form

Add a Field to a Search Form

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal's card displays its info.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the portal for it.
   All identity stores linked with the portal are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different portal for each of these.
4. Click Search Forms in the left pane.
5. On the Search Form tab, the search forms available in the portal are listed under Name.
   To modify a form, click Edit for it.
6. On the Edit Search Form pane, the Fields area lists the fields available on the search form for performing a search.
   Click Add Field to add a new field. The Add Field pane is displayed.
7. In the Field drop-down list, select a schema attribute to link to the field.
   The search string that portal users enter in the field will be matched to this attribute’s values to fetch search results.
8. In the Display Name box, enter a display name for the field. This name is the field’s label on the search form.
9. In the Tooltip box, enter the text to appear when a user hovers the mouse over the field.
10. In the Display Type drop-down list, select the display type to use to render this field in the portal. The list contains basic display types and custom display types defined on the Custom Display Types page. See the Display Type Categories topic.
11. Click OK. The field is displayed in the Fields area on the Edit Search Form pane.
    To rearrange the fields on the search form, click the plus sign for a field and drag to change its position.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Save on the Search Forms page.

Update a Field on a Search Form

You can change the following for a field on a search form:

• The name of the field, as displayed in the portal
• The schema attribute linked to the field
• The display type used to render the field in the portal
• The tooltip for the field

To update a field:

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal's card displays its info.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the portal for it.
   All identity stores linked with the portal are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different portal for each of these.
4. Click Search Forms in the left pane.
5. On the Search Form tab, the search forms available in the portal are listed under Name.Click Edit for a form to update its fields.
6. On the Edit Search Form pane, click Edit for a field to update it.
7. The Edit Field pane is displayed. Refer to step 7 and onwards in the Add a Field to a Search Form topic to update the field.

Remove a Field from a Search Form

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal's card displays its info.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Select an identity store under Design Settings to customize the portal for it.
   All identity stores linked with the portal are listed under Design Settings. You can design a different portal for each of these.
4. Click Search Forms in the left pane.
5. On the Search Form tab, click Edit for the form you want to remove a field from.
6. On the Edit Search Form pane, click Remove for a field to remove it.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save on the Search Forms page.

See Also

• Design a Portal with Display Types
• Display Type Categories
• Customize Search Results
• Customize Quick Search