Adding a search feature

im new to yii framework and working on a project which requires me to use yii. now i want to add a search fuction to the system…im wondering if and how i should integrate the search function into the system, and how it affects the views, models, and controllers…do i incorporate it in other already existing pages/clases in the system? please take me through the steps…

What kind of search system? And what does it has to do with Feature Requests?

i want to be able to search for staff in the system; for example in the system i have an equipment’s page; now i to add a search function to the equipment page to look for a certain equipment and then display it…

I am not sure if a component can be created to do such thing since the searches are different and stored differently. You need to implement it yourself based on your application environment and database table structure.