Quick Searches

JustWare offers different quick searches for fast and easy searching. These Web-style searches allow you to search on any field for any name or case record. The document quick search tool allows you to search the content of documents that have been stored in a name or case filing cabinet.

Performing a Quick Search

Quick Search Results

The following image is an example of results you would get from any of the quick searches:

The Summary section, located at the top of the results screen, lists the total number of name and case records that were returned in the search.
Terms that match your search criteria exactly are bold; soundex name results (names that are similar to your search criteria but not exact matches) are highlighted in yellow.
In Quick Search results, name and case records are displayed with a name or case icon that appears to the left of each result.
- In case search results, each case matching your search criteria is displayed with a case icon .
- In name search results, each name matching your search criteria is displayed with a name icon .
Name sessions matching your search criteria are given higher priority than case sessions matching your search criteria, meaning they are listed first in your search results.
Note: If both a name session and a case session are returned in the results of your search, then the case session is indented under the name session.
Tip: Available views are linked in green below the case or name. If you click the blue title hyperlink, the record opens in the default view set for that Case/Name Type in the Default View Settings.

Exact matches and soundex name matches are ranked according to which JustWare field your search term matches. Certain JustWare fields are ranked higher than others. This ranking is represented below with higher-ranking fields listed above lower-ranking fields.

Result Type	JustWare Field
Case	Case Title Case ID Case Type Description Case Status Description Received Date
Name	Name ID Full Name Driver's License Number Social Security Number Date of Birth FBI Print Number State ID Number Miscellaneous Number Name Type Description

Options for Refining a Quick Search

Use the following search options for added search flexibility:

Option	Uses
*Wildcard ()**	Using the asterisk as a wildcard helps to expand a search. An asterisk is helpful if you are searching for an unknown. For example, if you are searching for John Anderson but are unsure if the last name is spelled Anderson or Andersen, search for John Anders. This will list all sessions with John and anything beginning with Anders. The wildcard represents any number of characters. Another example of wildcard functionality is if you are searching for a statute code of 23152 but are unsure of the subsection number. A search for 23152 lists all subsections of that statute code. It is recommended that the wildcard be used for all statute searches. Note: The wildcard only functions at the end of a word. It will not work at the beginning or in the middle of a word. Tip: The wildcard functionality can be enabled in one of two ways: From the menu toolbar, select Tools \| Settings \| Quick Search \| Enable Wildcard Search. Select the Wildcard Search check box from a Name Quick Search, Case Quick Search or Quick Search session. Use the Wildcard Search check box in any search session to automatically imply an asterisk at the end of each search term you use. For example, if you search for Jo Anders and use the Wildcard Search, the results will include all sessions with Jo and Anders, such as John Anderson and Josh Andersen. Note: A wildcard search and a soundex name search cannot be used together.
Quotation Marks	Using quotation marks helps to refine your search results by listing results that include your search criteria in the specified order. For example, searching for John Smith will return sessions with the names John and Smith, but not necessarily with the names together: John Taylor could be the defendant, and Ronald Smith could be the Judge. Searching for "Smith, John" will only return sessions that include a name of John Smith.
Or	Using "or" helps to refine your search results by listing results that meet one of two or more specifications. For example, if you are searching for a person who could be in the system with a first name of either John or Jimmy, you would want to include results of sessions including both names. In this scenario, searching for John Smith or Jimmy Smith will list sessions that include either John and Smith, or Jimmy and Smith. Use quotation marks to refine the search further: "Smith, John" or "Smith, Jimmy".
Not	Using "not" helps to refine your search results by listing results that meet specifications and excluding results that meet other specifications. For example, you are searching for John Smith, but there are far too many results to locate your match. You notice that there are a lot of Jimmy John Smith records listed in your results. You can refine your search not to list the unnecessary results by typing John Smith not Jimmy.
Soundex Name Search	Use the soundex name search option when you want to return results with names that are pronounced or spelled similarly. Note: A soundex name search returns results based on a first or last name. It does not return results on a middle name. For example, if you are searching for John Anderson, but you are unsure if the first name is spelled Jon or John, a soundex name search returns both results regardless of which name you use as your search criteria. Tip: The soundex functionality can be enabled in one of two ways: From the menu toolbar, select Tools \| Settings \| Quick Search \| Enable Soundex Name Search. Select the Soundex Name Search check box from a Name Quick Search or Quick Search session. Soundex name searching accepts one or two terms. It does not accept quotes, numbers, or wildcards and ignores "or," "and," and "not" logic. If your default search settings have soundex name searching on and you use more than two terms, numbers, quotation marks, a wildcard, "and," "or," or "not" logic as part of your search criteria, then the search will not be performed with soundex name searching. Soundex name searching does not match formal names to nicknames. It only matches names that are similarly spelled or pronounced. For example, Jon and Jonathan are not soundex matches, but Jon and John are. A wildcard search for Jon* would, however, return Jonathan. Note: A wildcard search and a soundex name search cannot be used together.