Searches in F2

Fundamentally, F2 offers its users two different search options. The first is the option to perform searches in the F2 Desktop client, and the second is using the cSearch add-on module. The following pages describe the first option – searches performed in the F2 Desktop client.

In F2 all users work in one shared archive. All emails to and from users, documents from the shared drives of the organisation, from users' PCs, etc. are collected here. This means that all information in F2 exists in one place only – the “Archive”. For this reason, F2 uses the “Archive” as a starting point when performing a search.

Lists and folders in F2 are all part of the “Archive”. You can search in any of the lists or folders displayed to the left in the main window. Simply click the desired list and perform a search.

The search results are confined to items (e.g. records or cases) from the chosen list. Additionally, users will only be able to see records and cases to which they have access. The number of search results displayed depends on each user’s setup. In the “Setup” dialogue on the “Settings” tab, you can determine the number of search results displayed by F2.

The simplest way to perform a search in F2 is by using the free-text search field. For more precise searches, it is possible to use search operators and to search using specific metadata in an advanced search.