Sunday, December 4, 2016

forms - pros and cons of multi search box vs one search box



I have been asked to come up with a search mechanism for a database. The database stores details about electors.


Is a multiple search field interface better than a single search field interface? The single search can search across all the fields the multi box can.


Drawbacks of single: it can't differentiate between strings that could be a name or part of an address eg 'Woods' vs 'Woods avenue' but the user is not likely going to be searching for something so vague; they are likely to have a unique ID or combination of details eg 'Woods SW6 2LT'


here are the alternatives (state of the system: the user has run some search and the then cleared all the search fields for some reason)


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What are the pros and cons of each approach? Are multiple boxes better than one?




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