Running seeded searches
In Analyst's Notebook, you can use records that you retrieve from external searches as the seeds for further searches. iBase records can also be used as the starting point for external searches.
To run a query that supports seeds against an external data source, you must first understand the kinds of seeds that it requires, and select some on an Analyst's Notebook chart. When you satisfy the requirements, the query becomes available for use.
About this task
When a connector writer enables a seeded query on an external data source, they can place restrictions on the types, number, and origin of the seeds that the search requires. Before you can open a seeded query, you must select chart items that contain records that obey its restrictions, as indicated in the Queries tab of the External Queries window.
Note: iBase link records cannot be used to seed external searches.
Procedure
Select an iBase record on the chart.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, click External Searches. The External Searches window opens, and the queries that you can use are listed on the Queries page. The queries that are available with your current chart selection are shown in the first section.
Optionally, use the Filter these queries field to enter text that filters the list of queries by name.
Click a seeded query to select it and display more information about it.
The pane on the right of the Queries page lists the actions that you can perform with the selected query. The same pane also describes what types of information the query can return, indicates whether the query supports or requires seeds, and might include a longer explanation of its behavior.
Seed type constraints
The types of seeds that the query uses, and the number of each type.
Seed count limits
Lower and upper boundaries (if any) on the total number of seeds.
Seed data sources
The data sources from which seeds must originate.
If one of these headings is not in the list, then the selected query has no requirements of that kind.