SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED SEARCH CENTER SUPPORTING A FULL-TEXT SEARCH AND QUERY ON A DATABASE

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes displaying a search tool bar including a search icon. The method also includes displaying a search center pane after a user selects the search icon, wherein the search center pane includes a search frame. The method further includes selecting a search category from a dropdown list of search categories in the search frame. In addition, the method includes entering a search keyword. Furthermore, the method includes searching a database for data records matching the search category and the search keyword.