Learn about search results paging

When you are searching large numbers of elements or event frames, you can use the Set Maximum Query Size option to return quick search results back in manageable chunks. This is called paging. Change the Set Maximum Query Size value to the number of objects you want to see in the search results at one time. If the search returns a greater number of objects than the Set Maximum Query Size value specifies, the results are paged.

For example, if the Set Maximum Query Size value is 100,000 the PI AF server attempts to find 100,000 matching objects before returning the results. You probably would not want to wait for the server to find that many matches, nor would you want to see that many matches in a single page of search results. If you change Set Maximum Query Size to 100, the PI AF server would send you the results after each 100 matches, and you would see 100 objects at a time in the search results.

Search result rules

• Only search results for elements, transfers, and event frames are paged.

• The Set Maximum Query Size setting applies only to quick searches of elements, transfers, or event frames. If you are searching other objects, the search ignores the Set Maximum Query Size value.

• In search windows, the Results per Page value overrides the Set Maximum Query Size value.