This session provides methods for searching Organization objects. The search query is constructed using the OrganizationQuery. The organization record Type also specifies the record for the organization query.

getOrganizationsByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Organization elements. A more advanced search may be performed with getOrganizationsBySearch(). It accepts an OrganizationSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getOrganizationsBySearch() returns an OrganizationSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting OrganizationList or be used to perform a search within the result set through OrganizationSearch.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

• federated realm view: searches include organizations in realms of which this realm is a ancestor in the realm hierarchy
• isolated realm view: searches are restricted to organizations in this realm

Organizations may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the OrganizationQuery. The returns in this session may not be cast directly to these interfaces.