"Advanced search" (Search and Select) does not appear in the "Display as" list — Infinity 24.1.1 / Constellation

General
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Hi all,

I’m fairly new to Pega and still learning the platform, so apologies in advance if I’m missing something obvious.

Environment

  • Pega Infinity 24.1.1
  • Pega Cloud
  • Constellation UI
  • Configuring in App Studio

Background (for context)

My end goal is to let users search a master data object using multiple conditions, including a numeric range and a date range, and then select one record. I understand from this article that range search is not supported out of the box and needs a wrapper data page approach:

Before I get that far, though, I am stuck at an earlier step, which is what I would like to ask about here.

The problem

I have a single-record Data reference field on a case view, pointing to a data object stored locally in Pega. I would like to configure it using the Search and Select pattern, following this documentation:

Advanced search and select

However, in the “Display as” list for that field, “Advanced search” is not offered. The only options I can see are: Autocomplete, Dropdown, Table, and Simple table.

What I have already checked

  • The field is a single-record (not multi-select) Data reference.
  • The data page I’m using has a List structure.
  • The data page is sourced from a Report Definition.
  • “Allow querying any column” is checked on the data page.

My question

What determines whether “Advanced search” appears in the “Display as” list? Specifically, are there prerequisites beyond the above — for example something about the data page’s queryable / API availability status, or a setting on the data object itself — or does this option require a release later than 24.1.1? I was not able to find a definitive statement either way in the release notes.

Any pointers would be much appreciated. Thank you.