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July 29, 2013
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Recursive search in Windows Explorer DTI?

  • July 29, 2013
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Hi,

I'd like to know if it's possible to search subfolders recursively using the Windows Explorer integration of DTI? The current behavior seems to search only in the current folder, which acts more like a filter of the listed files than a real search.

If this is not possible, please consider adding this feature in future versions.

Thanks!

Best answer by LoriSood

According to SPR 2161901 it looks like this functionality will be included in Windchill 10.2

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July 30, 2013

According to SPR 2161901 it looks like this functionality will be included in Windchill 10.2

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July 31, 2013

Good news, thanks Lori.

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August 12, 2013

You are correct, prior to Windchill 10.2, the Windows Explorer Search Bar only searches the current folder and not recursively through the folder structure of the active context or container. Since we are not caching the entire DB locally, we had no means of providing the recursive search results like Windows Explorer does with local files.

At Windchill 10.2 there will be a new RMB Search option in Desktop Integration allowing you to run full DB searches from Windows Explorer. The new search feature will look for NAME and NUMBER unless the "Use Index" option is used used.

The goal was to provide a quick and easy way to run a simple search from Windows Explorer rather than trying to duplicate the full search capabilities available in the browser interface.

We are not providing attribute search in Desktop Integration @ 10.2, but we are enabling custom views in Windows Explorer to show the attributes of your choice vs. the standard 12 columns that exist in the Detailed view for 10.0 and 10.1. This will give you the ability to do some additional refinement of the results if attributes are important to the search results.

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