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Search PDF Content Using Search Terms (iOS)

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Things to Consider

  • Offline Functionality: Search terms sync in the background when you view an area's revision list, enabling full offline search capabilities without needing to download individual PDF files.

  • Search Coverage: Search queries perform two types of matching simultaneously—matching metadata in the revision title and full-text content search within the PDF pages.

  • Resource Efficiency: Heavy text processing is handled server-side, ensuring fast queries via a lightweight local database on your device.

Prerequisites

  • The Specifications tool must be enabled on your project.

  • You must have an active internet connection for initial term synchronization.

Steps

  1. Open the Procore app on your iOS mobile device.

  2. Tap Specifications tool.

  3. Select the desired specification area.

    • Note: Search terms specific to the selected area will automatically sync in the background upon entering the revision list screen.

  4. Tap the Search field.

  5. Enter your search text.

  6. Search will happen in two way:

    • Matching the metadata of the revisions.

    • PDF Content search: The list will show the number of full-text occurrences found inside each PDF. Example: 15 results found in the PDF

  7. Tap a specification revision from the search results.

  8. The PDF will download and open, automatically navigating to and highlighting all matching search term occurrences across the document.

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