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Matt_Nold
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9 months ago
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Multiple search options

Hi all,    I am trying to create a search tool that allows users to enter up to 4 terms, with the ability to choose and/or between search fields A&B, and C&D, and additionally and/or between the AB...
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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    9 months ago

    Matt_Nold The only default visual that allows free text entry that I know of is the Q&A visual and PowerApps visual but I don't think that the Q&A visual is really useable in the way you want. You could try third party visuals like the Text search slicer or the preview Text slicer.

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danextian
Super User
9 months ago

Hi Matt_Nold 

The only slicer that supports free-text entry is the Text slicer, as Greg_Deckler  mentioned. You can use multiple text slicers, but they’ll all behave as AND filters. With other slicer types, you can build an OR filter using a disconnected table, but that still requires the user to choose predefined values—so no free-text input.

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Matt_Nold
Regular Visitor
9 months ago

Thanks Dane.  I did find that you can set the Preview Text Slicer to allow multiple values as an OR.  It's not exactly how I hoped it would work, but multiple text slicers with at least one set to allow multiple values gets me close.