Search Categories

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Previous searches can be grouped into categories that can help you find, filter, or classify your searches. You can create your own categories.

If you rerun a search, the new search is automatically assigned to the same search category, if any, as the original one.

Create New Search Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           Do one of the following:

         In the Category list at the bottom of the page, select New category. In a new window, enter the category name, and click Save. down.gifView example of the Category list

         Click the Manage categories link in the top-right corner of the page. In the New Category field, enter the category name and click Save. down.gifView example of the Manage categories window

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Assign Search to the Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           On the Searches page, select the check box next to the search to be assigned to the category.

3           In the Category list at the bottom of the page, select the category to which you want to assign the search.

It is not possible to assign to category the search created by another user and shared with you.
It is not possible to assign one search to several categories at a time. If you move the search from one category to another, it is automatically unassigned from the previous one.

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Unassign Search From the Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           On the Searches page, in the View searches in list, select the search category to which the search you want to unassign pertains.

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3           Select the check box next to the search to be unassigned.

4           In the Category list at the bottom of the page, select Unassign.

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View Searches Within a Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           In the View searches in list, select the category you are interested in.

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Selecting All categories displays all searches without filtering, and selecting N/A displays only searches that are not currently assigned to any existing category.

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Rename Search Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           On the Searches page, click the Manage categories link.

3           In the Action column, click Edit for the search category to be renamed.

4           In a new window, rename the category, and click Save.

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Delete Search Category

1           Click Previous Searches.

2           On the Searches page, click the Manage categories link.

3           In the Del column, select the check box next to the search category to be deleted.

4           Click Delete Selected Categories at the bottom of the page.

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