About the different structure search and their required configurations

There are several way 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.

Search types

Find components in display

• Supported on: Rich client
• Description: Searches for an element within a structure based on the search parameters entered in the Find in Display dialog box.
• Supports: NA
• Does not support: Spatial search, Classification search, Find using saved queries. Additionally, the search cannot be saved, replayed, interoperated, or shared with other users.
• Required configuration: Available by default. No specific configuration or structure indexing is required.

Cacheless search

• Supported on: Rich client
• Description: Searches for an element within a structure based on the search parameters entered in the Search dialog box.
• Supports: Spatial search, Classification search
• Does not support: NA
• Required configuration: Requires a Context Management User license. Index structures by using Cacheless search. You can 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.

Quick search (Active Workspace)

• Supported on: Active Workspace
• Description: Searches for structures based on the search parameters entered in the Find panel on performing a Quick search.

Keyword find and filter

• Supported on: Active Workspace
• Description: 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. Additionally, the filtered structure cannot be saved, replayed, interoperated, or shared with other users.
• Required configuration: 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. Additionally, 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.
• Required configuration: Index structures by using Smart Discovery Indexing.