Symptom
After creating a custom field with the data format “Code” and marking it as searchable in Field Query Attributes, searching by the code’s description returns no results. Searches only succeed when using the code value itself. Example:
- Code = Z01
- Description = Blue
Searching for “Blue” returns no results, while searching for “Z01” works.
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Environment
- SAP Sales Cloud Version 2
- SAP Service Cloud Version 2
Product
SAP Sales Cloud Version 2 all versions ; SAP Sales Cloud and SAP Service Cloud Version 2 all versions ; SAP Service Cloud Version 2 all versions
Keywords
custom field, code data format, searchable, search framework, field query attributes, extensibility administration, search limitation, code vs description, index, indexing, search results, filter by code, description not searchable, Z03, Battery, workaround, text field, value help, advanced search, entity, account, opportunity, case, configuration, expected behavior
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