Saved Searches & Search Alerts Help

Saved Searches allows you to save up to 25 search queries that can be run either at your command or at regular intervals using the Search Alert option. Note: Search Alert searches can only be run on keyword type searches.

To Save a Search Query:

• After performing a search, scroll down to the Print, Save or Email Records box on a Search Results screen.
• Click the Save This Search in My Account button (if you have not already logged in, do so when prompted). This will take you to the Saved Searches screen, where your most recent search will appear at the bottom of the list as shown in the following example:

To Perform a Saved Search on Your Command:

• Click , login if prompted, and click the Saved Search button.
• Click the hyperlinked text in either the Search Type or Search For column for the search query you wish to perform.

To Create a Search Alert:

To have a Saved Search run at regular intervals and notify you of the results, do the following:

• Click , login if prompted, and click the Saved Search button.
• Change the desired interval in the Search Alert Frequency column from None to one of the other options--daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly.
• In the Notify Only if New Hits column select Yes or No. Selecting Yes means email will only be sent to you when the search yields new results. Selecting No means email will be sent to you at the specified interval whether there are new results or not.
• Click the Submit button.

To Delete a Search Query:

• Select the checkbox in the Delete? column of the search you wish to delete.
• Click the Submit button.

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