Multi-Field External Search Data Group Search Criteria
We are introducing enhanced search capabilities for the Multi-Field External Search Provider as it exists for data groups. This builds upon the existing single-field search behaviour. In the first iteration, only a free-text search phrase was sent to the external adapter. This enhancement extends that capability so that additional fields from the relevant data group can also be selected as search criteria and included in the API request.
On the end user side within a journey, if data group fields are added to the search request then we will change the view in the data group. The search modal will show a two-tab layout: a Search tab presenting the search box alongside any configured data group fields, and a Details tab where the selected result is populated for review and saving. Where multiple providers are configured for the same data group, results are aggregated into a combined grid.