Appendix > Global Search

Search

The Global Search bar can be accessed from any module in CAM. You can search for Matters, Jobs, and Users and Groups. The Layout for the search bar can be defined in the Administration>Layout>Search tab.

Option 1- Quick Search

  1. Type a portion of the matter or contact name in the search field. The drop-down will display a list of matching results. Select the result that matches your search criteria to display search results.

Option 2 - Advanced Search

The Advanced Search option allows you to access additional filters to search and retrieve information.

  1. Click the drop-down arrow in the search bar. The Advanced Search form is displayed with three tabs for Matter, Job, and Users and Groups.
  2. Enter your search criteria in the applicable tab and click Search.
  3. You can use AND/OR operators when searching by external systems. When using an operator, select multiple systems in the System drop-down field.

Tip: Use AND to include all the selected external systems when searching, for e.g. iManage AND NetDocuments. Use OR to broaden your search criteria and display all results that match in any of the selected systems.

  1. The window closes and the screen refreshes, showing a list of matching results.

Documents Tab

The Documents tab allows users to find specific document(s) that meet a criteria you are looking for.

Fields available out of the box for CAM are:

Permission Description
Client The Client of the document.
Matter The matter of the document.
Document Name The Name of the document. E.g. Litigation for Client A.
Document Type Document type. E.g. pdf, docx, txt
Edited Selects the edited date of the document(s). You can do different operators like greater than, less than, equal to, greater than or equal to, less than or equal to, or not equal to. Select the custom date calendar to select a date from the calendar picker, or type in a date.
Description Document description.
Document Number Number of the document.

Note: Users can configure existing buttons here on the Documents tab for other operations, if you have tier C1 or C3-C5. For example, you can setup buttons for document deletion or document export.

To Search for a Document in Documents tab:

  1. Enter your search criteria in the available search boxes. Note: A user can enter multiple search criteria to limit results further if needed.
  2. Then click the Fetch Documents button.

Note: The available search criteria on the Documents tab can be defined in the Administration>Layout>Search tab.

Note: The Document search will be filtered based on the security access control list role the user has. If they are an admin in CAM, they will be able to view all documents in search. If they are not, they will have access to the specific documents they were granted to.

Workspace Tab

The Workspace tab allows users to find specific workspace(s) that meet a criteria you are looking for.

Fields available out of the box for CAM are:

Permission Description
Name The Name of the workspace.
Menu A menu of options to select additional options
Owner The owner of the workspace
Client The client of the workspace
Matter The Matter of the workspace
Database The database source the workspace is from
Security The security of the workspace to filter by. E.g. Public, Private
End Date The end date of the workspace.

Note: Users can configure existing buttons here on the Workspaces tab for other operations, if you have tier C1 or C3-C5. For example, you can setup buttons for workspace deletion or workspace export.

Note: Results can expand to show any children workspaces within a parent workspace. The same goes for the metadata in the Actions menu.

To Search for a Workspace in Workspace tab:

  1. Enter your search criteria in the available search boxes. Note: A user can enter multiple search criteria to limit results further if needed.
  2. Then click the Fetch Workspace button.

Note: The available search criteria on the Workspace tab can be defined in the Administration>Layout>Search tab.

Note: The Workspace search will be filtered based on the security access control list role the user has. If they are an admin in CAM, they will be able to view all workspaces in search. If they are not, they will have access to the specific workspaces they were granted to.

Saved searches:

In CAM you can save a search like in other document systems.

After searching, in the Action Menu click Save Search.

Give the search a name.

Note: Saved searches should have a completed clientid and matterid within the result. If empty, the search may not save.