Find Pane
New modules that use find panes in their list pages should conform to the following guidelines:
If a list page starts out with an empty list, the find pane should be initially showing. This most often occurs when showing the entire list by default is not practical due to its size. For more information about showing the find pane, see ShowFindBy (client-side).
If a list pages starts out with data displayed in its list, the find pane should be initially hidden. For more information about hiding the find pane, see HideFindBy (client-side).
Find pane field prompts should use the defaults for the field type unless the default prompt is ambiguous or does not convey enough information. For example, a name field with the default "enter text" prompt may be fine, but a password field or a field meant to contain an email address should probably be more specific.
In the case of a drop down list, use the default prompt, or provide a default selection to avoid showing a prompt at all.
In find pane fields that support the use of wildcard characters, include a line at the bottom to indicate this fact, phrased as follows:
Wildcard characters (*) can be used in the <field name> field
If a find pane has multiple groups of find fields, each displayed or hidden based on some selection control, it should usually have a Find All button for easy access to the data. The Find All should be the default, until changed by the user. Note that sometimes the sheer size of the list prevents the Find All button from being feasible.
If a find pane has just one group of find fields, such that any of the properties may be changed but none of them are ever hidden, the default values in those fields should be the most common ones, yielding the result most likely to be useful to the user.
In situations where the find pane presents a large number of options, a Reset button should be included, so that the find criteria can easily be restored to its original state.