Search box not working for all fields in my Search screen if my Data source is coming from a wcf ria class

Question

I created a WCF_RIA service that combines 3 tables within my lightswitch app.  I made a search screen out of this data source which displays the columns I need from each table.  The search box on the right side of the screen returns results only from my Item and Status column but not from the rest of the columns.  The other columns I would like for it to search is Clients and Users which are relationship tables from my top level tables.

How can I get it to search from my relationship tables?  Thanks

Here is a screen shot of what my search screen looks like.

Answer 1

This article shows how to make a manul search:

Help Desk: An Advanced Visual Studio LightSwitch Application

 

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Answer 2

Hi Michael, is this a silverlight custom contol\extension I have to create and add to my project?  

Answer 3

Hi Michael, is this a silverlight custom contol\extension I have to create and add to my project?  

In my example I am using a Silverlight Custom Control, but you don't need to use one. However, all the non Silverlight Custom Control code is what you can use to do a custom search.

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Answer 4

Michael, thanks for your help.  I was able to search for the data I needed by following your article.  It is not as fancy as yours but I believe it gets the job done.  As you can see by my picture below, I have a search box on top but how do I get rid of the search box to the right of the screen since I don't need it.

Thanks

Answer 5

When you click on a collection in the screen designer there is a property to uncheck for the search.

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Answer 6

I always forget to click on the data property to look for these options.

couple of quick questions, if I want to make one of my string fields have a rich-text editor controls.  Will this be the correct article/blog to follow from your website? Silverlight RichTextBox: Integrating A Control That Does Not Have a Dependency Property In LightSwitch

I am deploying my app to another PC with IIS and creating a new DB, how can I get my data from my current solution into my DB?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 7

I always forget to click on the data property to look for these options.

couple of quick questions, if I want to make one of my string fields have a rich-text editor controls.  Will this be the correct article/blog to follow from your website? Silverlight RichTextBox: Integrating A Control That Does Not Have a Dependency Property In LightSwitch

I am deploying my app to another PC with IIS and creating a new DB, how can I get my data from my current solution into my DB?

Thanks for your help.

That is the right tutorial.

I don't have any tutorials on moving data. You will have to google that one.

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