Modify a Saved Search

When you save a search you unlock the potential to also modify the way the search results are displayed. 

To Modify a Saved Search

 

1. Expand the Saved search.

2. Click Edit Favourites. 

Details Tab

3. First tab opened is Details of the Search.  This is where you can update:

  • name.

  • description.

  • what folder the saved search lives in.

  • applicability - who can access this saved search.

  • editable - who is able to edit the saved search.

If you make any changes remember to click on Save or you can Save As (i.e. create a new search).

Criteria Tab

4. Click on the Criteria tab to change the criteria of your search. If you make any changes remember to click on Save.

Layout Tab

5. Select the Layout tab. If you make any changes remember to click on Save.

Add a Column

1. From the Add Column List, select a column.

2. Click Add to Row button.

3. Repeat until you have all the required columns.

4. Click save.

Examples of columns that can be added:

  • Info - ID Only - when this is added to the layout it will display all the users in the INFO field by their ID

  • Info - All users - Full names - when this is added to the layout it will display all the users in the INFO field by their full names

  • Under Action - All users ID only - when this is added to the layout it will display all the users in the action field by their ID

  • Under Action - All users - Full Names - when this is added to the layout it will display all the users in the action field by their full names

Available Extra Columns

There is a multitude of column options for your saved search. In addition to the standard columns listed below, the form types picked in the search criteria will also have their user fields available for selection.

Extra Layout Columns

Description

REFERENCE

Form reference Number

Reference Number Sequence

Reference Number without Form Type Info eg RFI#0101 becomes 0101

TITLE

Form's Title

CREATED

Created date of form

Date Due

Due date of Form

Date Modified

Date from was last changed

Date First Opened

Date form was first went to an Open status

Date First Closed

Date form went first went to a closed status

AUTHOR

Shows who created the form

Author First Name

Author's First Name

Author Last Name

Author's Last Name

Author Company ID

Id of the Author's company eg Bright Sparks would show as BS

Author Company Name

Author's Company Name

ACTION

Who is currently the Action Person for the Form

Action First Name

Action First Name

Action Last Name

Action Last Name

Action Display Name

Action Display Name

Action Company ID

Action Company ID

Action Company Name

Action Company Name

Action Days

How many days has this form been for Action for the current Action person

Status

Shows the form current Status

STATUS/LATE

Show the current status, or if late how many days late

Days Remaining/Overdue

Days until/after due date

Last Response Date

Date of last Comment

Last Response User ID

Author of the last comment's user id eg ABC-EF

Last Response First Name

Author of the last comment's first name

Last Response Last Name

Author of the last comment's last name

Last Response Display Name

Author of the last comment's Display name

Last Response Company ID

Author of the last comment's company id eg ABC

Last Response Company Name

Author of the last comment's user id eg Arc Brother's Construction

Related Documents List

All linked forms to this form

Related Documents Status List

The status of all linked forms

Attached File Thumbnail (1st)

Shows a thumbnail preview of attachments on the form

Row Number

Adds a row number

ICON

Add an icon that will open the form. Useful for when the reference number is not displayed

Attachments

Displays an attachment icon if form has attachments

Project

Displays the Project website name. Useful for cross project reporting

Document Code

Shows the type of Form

USERFIELD OPTIONS

Any User fields available to be the added to column layout will be displayed in this section.

Add a Tick Box

Follow steps for adding a column above.

1. Chose Row Number and then Document Tick Box.

2. Click on Add to Row.

3. Move to the required position by using the < > under sample layout.

4. Re-run the saved search to view the tick box. 

Change the Order of Columns

1. Select a Column.

2. Use left and right arrows <  >.

3. Repeat until you have the order you want.

4. Click Save.

Remove a Column

1. Select a Column.

2. Click X to remove.

3. Repeat until you get rid of columns you don't want to display.

4. Click Save.

Group By

This will allow you to group the results of the search by that specific field.

Ability to group search results by:

  • Status

  • Form Type

  • User fields (Select, Cascading, only user fields that are on the form types you selected in the Criteria tab will be available)

e.g. of search grouped into Form Type.

Footer Row

If there is no grouping selected then the footer row has only 2 choices:

  • No Total Row

  • Show Total Row

If grouping is selected then the footer row has 4 choices:

  • No Total Row

  • Show Total Row

  • Show Sub-Total

  • Total & Sub-Total

Add Total Row (Aggregates)

Add an aggregate (totals) row to saved search results.

1. To enable the total row for a saved search edit the saved search and go to the layout tab.

2. Add the user fields for which you wish to show totals for into the layout.

Aggregates are supported for the field types below

  • Currency

  • Number

  • Calculation fields

3. Select each field and configure the type calculation you wish to display per user field.

Supported Display types are

  • Total

  • Average

  • Min

  • Max

4. In the footer row option, select the Show Total Row option and click Save on the saved search to update the layout.

5. When you reload the saved search you will see the total row.

The totals shown are for the current page only.

To see totals for all forms, change the number of items displayed per page to all.


Add Entry and Entry Date

When a saved search has:

  • a single form type, and

  • output set to Editable Register

Add Entry and Entry Date options appear (after the footer row config).

Show Add Entry Button in the Toolbar - allows users to create forms as new rows in the saved search. 

Show Entry Date Picker - users can easily change the entry date to a past date, which updates the grid to show forms that were created on the selected date.

Add Entry will not work if the form has any required user fields.

Entry Date cannot be set to the future.

The form must have a:

  • Default Action user in the Addressing 
  • Default Title for the Form
  • Default Status for a new form is set to an Open or Closed Status