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Create a Custom Constituent Search (Design)

Code sample project: Custom Individual (Blackbaud CRM Constituent) Search

  1. Open your Parts project in Visual Studio. This example uses a project called SearchPartExample.

  2. Add a new custom part (type) to the project called CustomSearchForm. For information about how to add a custom part (type) to a project, see Add a Custom Part to a Parts Project.

  3. A VB file may appear in an editor. For example, CustomSearchFormProperties.vb may appear. You will use this file later. But for now, close the VB files for properties and take a look at Solution Explorer.

  4. Open CustomSearchFormDisplay.ascx for editing in Designer. Right-click CustomSearchFormDisplay.vb and select View Designer.

    Right-clicking...

    The ASCX form appears in Design Mode.

  5. Click View > Toolbox. The Toolbox appears.

  6. Add a break after [lblError]. You can place the cursor after the text and press ENTER.

  7. Add two Panels to the form. Order the panels vertically and adjust the height and width so that there is space to work in.

  8. Change the panel IDs to PanelSearchFormEntry and PanelSearchFormResults. To adjust the panel properties, you can right-click the panel and select Properties.

    The Properties window appears. ID is probably at the bottom.

    Changing Panel1 to PanelSearchFormEntry...

  9. Add a label inside the first Panel.

  10. Change the label ID to LabelSearchFormEntry. Change the text of the label to Search criteria.

  11. Add a break and an HTML table with labels and text boxes for name information. Also, add a button with Search as the text.

    Text

    Control

    ID

    First

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelFirst

    Middle

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelMiddle

    Last

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelLast

     

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox

    TextBoxFirst

     

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox

    TextBoxtMiddle

     

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox

    TextBoxLast

    Search

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button

    ButtonSearch

  12. To the second panel, add fields for results.

    Text

    Control

    ID

    Name

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelName

    Email

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelEmail

    Phone

    System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label

    LabelPhone