Find Request
Use the Find Request to search for Requests already in your database. Request information is stored in the database by the fields completed in the Add - Request process. When using the Find - Request form, you search for a desired requests using information stored in the database via these fields. Search results viewed on the List - Requests page display in columns, and each column of search results corresponds to a data field. Only a limited, pre-defined set of columns pertaining to requests are available to you on the Find -Request page.
The Find functionality is universal throughout NetForum. The results display in a List page, which is also universal throughout NetForum.
Finding a Request
- To search for Requests already in your association's database, go to Modules > COI > Requests > Find Request. The Find - Request page opens.
- For a more specific search, click the Advanced View check box. Expanded Boolean search options appear for each search criteria field. Use these search options to narrow your search results further.
- Click Go. A list of search results displays in the Find - Request page. If only one result comes of the search, the profile page for that result opens.
Note: The more specific you make search criteria, the narrower the results returned will be. A search for requests beginning with "T" returns more results than a search for requests beginning with "Tay".
Find vs. Query
Most Finds and Queries in NetForum are run in CRM. The Find page is setup with a pre-defined set of columns (fields) versus a Query which allows you to select from any column in the search Table.