Search Compendium (F9)

The F9 function key, Search, allows you to search reports for a particular word, or phrase.    

 

F1=Express  F2=GuideMe  F3=Exit    F4=Locate   F5=Top10   F6=Detail

F7=Up       F8=Down     F9=Search  F10=BatchPrt

 

When the F9 key is pressed, a pop-up menu prompts you to enter the search string. Type 1 to 4 words or a phrase enclosed in single quotes and press enter.  For example:  

 

COMPENDIUM REPORTS     ONLINE APPLICATIONS         OTHER

|------------------- Search Compendium Reports -------------------|

|                                                                 |

| 'salary increase'                                            |

|   TYPE 1-4 WORDS OR PHRASES. ENCLOSE PHRASES IN SINGLE QUOTES.  |

|                                                                 |

|                ENTER TO CONTINUE - F3 TO CANCEL                 |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  • If you supply more than one word as the search string (without quotes), the system will search for any reports that have at least one occurrence of each word.

  • To search for reports with a specific phrase, enclose the text string in single quotes.

 

If the search is successful, a list of reports will display and the search string will appear on the title bar.  

 

COMPENDIUM REPORT SEARCH RESULTS                            Rows 26

SEARCH STRING = 'SALARY INCREASE'

Cmds           X Select                                    

CMD CODE HITS LEVEL    TITLE                                 

 _  C36   1    CD   IN CLASS PROGRESSION - DOWNLOAD FILE   

 _  C56   1    CD   A54 TRANSACTION WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT  

 _  D05   1    CD   R03 ACTIVE EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR AN SSI 

 _  D54   1    CD   LECTS IN SAME RANGE FOR 5 YEARS NOT SSI ELIG

 

F3=Exit   F6=Detail   F7=Up   F8=Down   F9=Search  

  • The reports are listed in code order based on how many times the search string was found (hits).

  • To return to the full report list, press F3.

  • To display the detail line for the subset of reports, press the F6 key.  

  • If the list of reports exceeds 20 lines, use the F7 and F8 keys to scroll through the list.

  • To perform another search within the reports displayed, press the F9 key and type another search string.   

 

If a search is not successful, the message, 'NO REPORTS WERE FOUND' will display.

 

COMPENDIUM REPORTS     ONLINE APPLICATIONS         OTHER

|------------------- Unsuccessful Search ----------------------|

|                                                              |

|         NO REPORTS WERE FOUND FOR THIS SEARCH STRING         |

|                                                              |

| 'TEST'                                                       |

|                                                              |

|           ENTER A NEW SEARCH STRING OR F3 TO CANCEL          |

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

  • To initiate another search, type another search string and press enter.

  • If you receive the message 'no reports found' after performing a search within results, pressing the F3 key will return you to the first successful search.  

 

For more information, refer to the following topics:

Compendium Function Keys

Compendium Report Terminology