Parameterized "Quick Searches"

[teratorn]

Came across a very obvious use-case today... I have a
custom template item called "Password" for saving
passwords (Kinook, could you provide a password field
type please?)

I wanted to do a quick search for passwords, but I
wanted to only match password items... the current
best way to do this is to organize all of your passwords
under a single directory structure, then you can hotkey
to that location and use the Search Here functionality.

But if you want to store passwords in more contextual
locations (not in one big tree), then they become
difficult to search.

Would be great to have the ability to save an Advanced
Search screen *as* a Search Template... it still allows
you to type in some keywords, but it saves the row that
tells it to only match Password items.

This seems fairly simple to do... what do people think?

[$bill]

Perhaps I don't understand your problem clearly...but this is one simple approach using the current tools to search for the password for the Kinook forum.

Given your custom Password Template with attributes of UserName and Password and using the ItemTitle as the service that I need the password for.

Create a new Saved Advanced Search and name it Password <<the "Search Template">>

Search Parameters:
ItemTitle equals Kinook <<allows you to type in search parameter>>
and TemplateItem equals Password <<the row that only matches password items>>

check boxes blank.

Now I can just select the Advanced Search Password in the Data Explore and change the value of Kinook to the service I want to search for.