Data search in form fields inside a workflow

Want to do a search on forms based on any / all fields defined in the form. Since the form is user defined and form field data may change as it passes through the workflow (and can be at any stage except completed), what will be a clean way to do the search? Please note that we may not have prior information about form fields (user is free to define any form/ field) and we want the solution to be a generic one. Is it possible in any version of LC including latest release?
Thanks for your help.

Hi Howard,
Thank you for your reply.
I shall remember not to cross post in future. Please excuse me for my ignorance.
This is what I want to do:
1. The client has defined workflow and form(s) (with business fields) and I do not have prior information of these fields.
2. Users of the above mentioned workflow started workflows by submitting completed forms.
3. These forms are at different stages of processing in the workflow (but not completed).
4. The requirement is to find those forms that contain say "Susanta" in any field and list those forms with processing status.
5. The search string could be any alphanumeric string, and the search is restricted on field values only. However the assumption is that the search need not know what are the fields in the form. The workflow and the form name are known.
I'll appreciate further hint from your side. Thanks in advance.

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