Searchable properties allow you set up fields where customers can search on the values entered for the 'user-definable variables' in your store. Instructions for doing this are in the main help in 'Online Store Features | Searching On Product Properties'.
By default, searchable property values are shown as a list for customers to select from online. However, it is possible to amend this to be a free text input box where customers can enter the value they want to search on.
To do this:
1. First you need to set up a working searchable property as described in the help.
2. When adding your property to the 'Searchable Properties' grid, use a 'HTML Representation' of something like 'List with Multiple Selection' i.e. one you won't use for anything else.
3. Where it says 'Combining Results' at the bottom select 'OR'
4. Now go to 'Design | Library' and go to the 'Searchable Property Value Lists' group.
5. Edit the 'List with Multiple Selection' layout
6. Replace the layout selector that's in there with ' ' (SellerDeck seems to need to have something in there)
7. Click the orange 'Click here to edit list layout settings text'
8. Delete everything in the 'End of List' field
9. Replace the content of the 'Start of List' field with:
<input type name="<Actinic:Variable Name="SearchPropControlName"/>" value="" />
10. Click 'OK'
This will replace the list of values with a single empty text box. The box will not support partial matches though (unlike the standard search box).
By default, searchable property values are shown as a list for customers to select from online. However, it is possible to amend this to be a free text input box where customers can enter the value they want to search on.
To do this:
1. First you need to set up a working searchable property as described in the help.
2. When adding your property to the 'Searchable Properties' grid, use a 'HTML Representation' of something like 'List with Multiple Selection' i.e. one you won't use for anything else.
3. Where it says 'Combining Results' at the bottom select 'OR'
4. Now go to 'Design | Library' and go to the 'Searchable Property Value Lists' group.
5. Edit the 'List with Multiple Selection' layout
6. Replace the layout selector that's in there with ' ' (SellerDeck seems to need to have something in there)
7. Click the orange 'Click here to edit list layout settings text'
8. Delete everything in the 'End of List' field
9. Replace the content of the 'Start of List' field with:
<input type name="<Actinic:Variable Name="SearchPropControlName"/>" value="" />
10. Click 'OK'
This will replace the list of values with a single empty text box. The box will not support partial matches though (unlike the standard search box).