About the different structure search and their required configurations

There are several ways to search for elements within a structure in Teamcenter. Some of the searches require you to perform certain configurations and to index structure.

As per your site requirements, you can choose which ones to configure for your users.

Find components in display (rich client)

Searches for an element within a structure based on the search parameters entered in the Find in Display dialog box.

• Does not support spatial search, classification search, or find using saved queries. The search cannot be saved, replayed, interoperated, or shared with other users.
• Available by default. No specific configuration or structure indexing is required.

Cacheless search (rich client)

Searches for an element within a structure based on the search parameters entered in the Search dialog box.

• Supports spatial search and classification search.
• Requires a Context Management User license.
• Index structures by using Cacheless search. Use one of the following methods:
  • Use the Full database method if the Teamcenter database is small in size.
  • Use the Product-scoped cacheless search method to index specific structures if the Teamcenter database is medium or large in size.

Active Workspace quick search

Searches for structures based on the search parameters entered in the Find panel on performing a Quick search.

Keyword find and filter (Active Workspace)

Searches for an element within a structure based on the search parameters entered in the Find panel.

For structures indexed using Active Content Structure indexing, supports:

• Color filters
• Massive Model Visualization

For structures indexed using Active Content Structure indexing, does not support:

• Visualization of filtered structures
• Spatial search
• Classification search
• The filtered structure cannot be saved, replayed, interoperated, or shared with other users.

Index structures by using Active Content Structure indexing.

Warning: The Active Content Structure indexing feature is soon going to be deprecated. You must use this indexing only for massive model visualization. Otherwise, it is recommended that you now start indexing structures by using Smart Discovery Indexing.

For structures indexed using Smart Discovery Indexing, supports:

• Advanced find and find by saved queries
• Visualization of filtered structures
• Volume and proximity filters
• Advanced configuration of a structure, such as configure by selection and configure by proximity.
• Massive Model Visualization
• The filtered structure can be saved, replayed, interoperated, or shared with other users.

For structures indexed using Smart Discovery Indexing, does not support Classification search.

Index structures by using Smart Discovery Indexing.