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Bug 453336 - Simple search over all fields
Simple search over all fields
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface General
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: David Hampton
Chris Shoemaker
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-07-03 10:32 UTC by Christian Stimming
Modified: 2018-06-29 21:41 UTC
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Description Christian Stimming 2007-07-03 10:32:56 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #451215 +++

Improve the search function. For a personal user this seemingly minor facility is very important. Say the kettle blows up and you want to track when you bought it to find out if it is still in warranty. The search function forces you to specify what database field to search; you may not know what account it was posted to only that somewhere in the text was "kettle". A "search all fields" function would be very powerful, which is indeed a facility I have had need to use many times in Quicken.

jsled replied: That should be a "simple search over all fields".  I think
that should be our default search, with an "[Advanced...]" button leading to
the existing one.
Comment 1 Praveen Thirukonda 2010-02-14 08:32:27 UTC 
+1.

currently the search is confusing and is not easy to use.
Comment 2 scar 2010-03-18 06:27:43 UTC 
+1 for other/all areas as well.  for example, i would like to search through the notes fields of our customers.
Comment 3 Dan Connolly 2015-12-30 05:57:02 UTC 
+1 This is the biggest thing I miss after switching from Mint.

details:

Got my data back from Mint, thanks to GnuCash/mysql
http://www.madmode.com/2012/02/got-my-data-back-from-mint-thanks-to.html
2012-02-13
Comment 4 John Ralls 2018-06-29 21:41:20 UTC 
GnuCash bug tracking has moved to a new Bugzilla host. The new URL for this bug is https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453336. Please continue processing the bug there and please update any external references or bookmarks.