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CHAPTER 10 – DATA ENTRY TOOLS
The Search for field may be used to search for a given term within a Thesaurus. Searching
the Thesaurus is helpful when you do not know where a term falls within a hierarchy or are
not sure of the preferred format for the term.
Search For Field with Search Term
When using the Search for field to search the Thesaurus, Mimsy XG searches the current
open branch of the Thesaurus. If you are in the Containers hierarchy and search for
“cotton,” nothing is returned. Running the same search across the full Thesaurus Authority
returns hits against the Materials hierarchy. If the search returns no terms and you are
positive it exists, try clicking on the name of the Thesaurus and re-running the search.
To use the Term Field to Search the Thesaurus:
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Open the Thesaurus Browser.
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Click (or TAB) into the Search For field.
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Enter a full or partial term. You may use wildcards. For example, “linen,” or
“linen%,” or “%linen%.”
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Press F8. There is no menu equivalent to this.
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The Thesaurus Browser displays any matching terms the Term List (upper right
pane).
If there is no matching record, Mimsy XG displays a message: “Your search retrieved no
records. Modify your criteria and try again.” The Browser will re-display.
Term Tree
The Term Tree displays the Facility terms managed within the Facilities Authority. The
standard installation of Mimsy XG does not include a pre-built Facilities Authority; however,
you may want to create one using the terms you currently use for the Location fields in the
Location Activity.
The “top” level for each facility displays in the Facility Tree. Click the facility term to display
any specific areas linked to the current facility term. As you click on each level, it will open
or close accordingly, each time refreshing to show the appropriate facility terms at that level
of the hierarchy.
Term List
If you highlight text before you open the Thesaurus Browser or search for a term within the
Thesaurus, the Term List displays any matching terms.
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