I have added a "custom properties" metadata tag called "department" (with our company depts represented there). When doing an "advanced search" the users have to search in "XMP metadata" to search by "department" and this is not always reliable if other xmp metadata is present. How do I add "department" to the drop-down menu of "additional criteria" ? Thank you !
You can however use JavaScript to create your custom search. Acrobat JavaScript provides access to several the Advanced search parameter. I don't know if this will solve your problem. But it's worth looking up the "Search" object in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.
You use this object by creating an Acrobat menu or toolbar button that calls a script that sets up and performs a search.
This shortcuts the process of having to manually set up all the advanced search parameters. Makes it a one click operation.
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