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Quick Search Configuration

The Quick Search Configuration tool allows you to customize the quick search functions in JustWare, making searching as fast and efficient as possible. The Quick Search Configuration Tool allows you to configure what information is returned when you perform a Quick Search. Configuring Quick Search will provide you with more information on one screen. The Quick Search Configuration works with both name records and cases.

Above is an example of a Quick Search that has been configured to display aliases, juvenile status, and any notify attributes, such as gang affiliation.

Customizing the quick search would be done for a number of reasons:

Speed: By searching for only what you need, JustWare will return these results faster.
Accuracy: By eliminating unnecessary search criteria, you can avoid returning unwanted results.
Efficiency: By controlling what is brought back in the summaries, you can display the information you need, reducing the need to click into cases or names to verify if it is the correct case or name record.

Note: JustWare's Quick Search automatically checks to see if any Data Partitioning rules are in place when a Quick Search is launched. If there are rules, JustWare will enforce them.

Finding the Quick Search Configuration Tool

In the Administrative Tools group of the Explorer toolbar, click System Administration.
Select Tools | Quick Search Configuration.
The Quick Search Configuration Tool opens.

Using the Quick Search Configuration Tool

Configure how the JustWare Quick Search functions by using the Quick Search Configuration snap-in. This tool is used on an agency-by-agency basis by creating a new row for each agency.

Note: You can only configure the Quick Search once per agency. If you create a second row for the same agency, JustWare will delete the first and use the newest record as the active configuration.

Follow the steps below to configure the JustWare Quick Search.

In the Quick Search Configuration snap in, add a new record..
Select or type all required and relevant data for each available field. Some fields may be required while others are not.
In the Agency field, select the Agency that will use this configuration.
Configure the Quick Search by filling out the following fields:
- Show Aliases: Select this option to have known aliases returned in the Quick Search summary. Each alias will be italicized and appear in red.
- Show Juvenile Status: Select this option to have the word "Juvenile" appear in the summary if the name record shows that the person is a juvenile. The word will also appear in red.
- Show Notify Name and Case Attributes: Select this option to have any attribute set to notify appear in the summary. Each attribute will be italicized and appear in red.
- Notes: Type any related notes in this free-text field.
Save the session.

Create a new row for each agency by repeating these steps.