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Saving a Search
You can save search criteria sets on both the Search and Advanced Search pages. This makes frequently performed or highly detailed searches more convenient. Individual users can save searches for their own use; administrators can create saved searches and assign them to groups of users.
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By default, the Windchill search in the embedded browser is available to search data. For more information see, Searching for Existing Data in Windchill. To search data using the Search tab, set the value of the preference hide.search.tab to No in the wgmclient.ini file.
Creating a Saved Search
To create a saved search from criteria you have specified, click Save This Search.
The Create Saved Search window appears. Refer to the online help available from the Create Saved Search window for more information about saving a search.
Using a Saved Search
To use a saved search, select the query from the Saved Searches menu, and click Select. The fields on the Search or Advanced Search page populate with the information you saved. Click Search to perform the search query.
Updating a Saved Search
To update a saved search, select the query from the Saved Searches menu, and click Select. Change the search criteria as desired, then click Save This Search and re-save the search with the same name.
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