...
The Search Query Panel user interface includes the following elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|
 | Open the Search Options window icon Clicking this icon displays a window with four tabslinks: - Search History – selecting Clicking this tab link opens a window that displays your recent and popular searches.
- Saved Searches – selecting – Clicking this tab link opens a window with a listing of the names of the searches that you saved.
- Simple Search Syntax – selecting Clicking this tab link opens a window, which lists the syntax that you can use to formulate a simple search.
- Complex Search Syntax – selecting Clicking this tab link opens a window, which lists the syntax that you can use to formulate a complex search.
It also includes a Close icon for closing the Search Options window. |
 /  | Search Status icon indicates that the search is in progress; indicates that the search is complete. |
| Search Query | Area for typing a simple or complex search query, or for activating a saved search query. |
 | Clicking this button changes it to the  menu item, which you can click to open a selection of actions that can be performed on the search query: - Save Search – selecting Selecting this item saves the search query in the system.
- Save Gadget – Selecting this item saves the search query as a gadget.
- Save Monitor – selecting Selecting this item saves the search query as a monitor.
- Export to PDF – selecting Selecting this item saves the search query and results in a PDF file.
|
 /  | Close Augmented Search / Open Augmented Search buttons.
By default, the Augmented Search Pane is open. Clicking the button closes the pane; clicking the button opens the pane. |
| Time Period | Defines the time period during which the search is to be run. Selectable time periods include: - The entire time that the log exists: All timeTime
- Predefined time periods: Last hour, Last 12 hours, Last 24 hours, Last 3 days, Last 7 days, Last 2 weeks, Last 3 weeks, Last 4 weeks, Last 3 months, Last 6 months, Last 12 Today, Yesterday, This Week, Last Week, Last 15/30/60 Minutes, Last 3/12/24 hours, Last 7/14 days, Last 1/3 months
- Customized time periods: Custom.
|
 | Clicking this button after typing a search into the Search Query commences the search.
Note: The Search button does not have to be clicked after entering a saved search or a search from history into the Search Query, changing the time period, or performing an augmented search from the Augmented Search Pane. In these cases, the search is run search runs automatically. |
Simple Search Syntax
...