Simplify Record Search in Power Pages with Natural Language Search

Power Pages makes it relatively straightforward to build business portals. However, as the amount of data grows, helping users quickly find the right information becomes increasingly challenging.

Take a Purchase Order Portal as an example. In the beginning, searching is simple because there are only a handful of purchase orders. But as the business grows, so does the data. Before long, the portal contains hundreds of purchase orders.

One morning, a procurement manager is preparing for a review meeting and needs quick answers.

• Which purchase orders are still pending approval?
• Which orders above ₹1,00,000 need immediate attention?
• Which orders are scheduled for delivery this week?

The information is already in the portal, but finding it isn’t always quick. Instead of finding the required information right away, the manager must navigate through multiple filters, choose the appropriate fields, define several conditions, and occasionally refine the search again if the results don’t match the intended criteria.

Power Pages includes a Natural Language Search feature that allows users to search using everyday language instead of building filters manually. Users can simply type queries such as “Show pending purchase orders” or “Find orders above ₹1,00,000,” and the portal understands the request and automatically displays the matching records.

The improvement is immediately noticeable, making the search experience much more intuitive and efficient. Searching felt much more natural because users no longer had to think about which filters to apply, they simply described what they wanted to find.

How Natural Language Search Works

Natural Language Search makes searching Power Pages lists much more intuitive.

Instead of relying only on keywords, users can type their search the way they would normally ask a question. Power Pages interprets the request and applies the appropriate filters behind the scenes.

For example, users can search for:

• Show pending purchase orders above ₹1,00,000
• Find purchase orders created last week
• Display approved purchase orders waiting for delivery

Instead of manually combining multiple filters, the portal returns the purchase orders that match the request.

If users search using one or two words, such as PO-1025 or Laptop, Power Pages continues to use the regular text search.

This means users can continue searching the way they always have while also using natural language whenever they need a more specific search... Read More