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title: "Reusing Search Settings Or Create Default Settings On Search Pages"
slug: "reuse-search-settings-or-create-default-settings-on-search-pages"
tags: ["NFR"]
updated: 2024-09-27T14:43:10Z
published: 2024-09-27T14:43:10Z
canonical: "docs.skillable.com/reuse-search-settings-or-create-default-settings-on-search-pages"
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# Reusing Search Settings Or Create Default Settings On Search Pages

Searches can be saved on any Find page, like the Find Users, Find Enrollments or Find Courses pages. They can also be saved in any chooser, for instance, when you are creating a Class the Choose Course dialog allows you to save searches. The saved searches for each find page and chooser are separate, a search saved on one find page is not available on other find pages or choosers.

## Save a Search

To save search parameters and set a default search:

1. On any **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog, select **Add Filters** and select any filters you want
2. Delete any filters you don't need
3. Select **Ouput Options** to add columns in your search results and check or uncheck selections based on what you want to include
4. Select **Search** to view your results
5. If everything appears the way you want it, select **Save** located above the search filters
6. In the **Save Search** dialog, type the **Name** of the search
7. If wanted, check **Make this my default search**. When enabled, the saved search with its criteria and output options are applied each time you access this page
8. Click **OK**

## Open a Saved Search

Any search you have saved can be selected and opened whenever you need it.

To apply a saved search:

1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog. If you set your saved search to be the default, your search will run when the page is opened
2. To use a different saved search, select **Open** icon
3. Select the saved search and select **OK** to apply it
4. Select **Search** to see the results

## Edit a Search

You can change the search name or set it as the default search.

To change a search name or set it as your default:

1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog
2. Select **Open**
3. Beside the search you wish to update, select **Edit**
4. Rename you search
5. Check the **This is my default search** box to set as your default
6. Select **OK** to apply changes

## Revise a Search

You can revise a search to change the parameters.

To change your search:

1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog
2. Select **Open**
3. **Select the search** you wish to revise, select **OK**
4. Make changes to your search parameters then select **Search**
5. Select **Save** to open the Save Search dialog
6. **Select the search** you want to change, select **OK**
7. When the message "**You already have a saved search named '[search name].' Would you like to overwrite it?**" appears, select **OK**

## Share a Search

Some users have permissions to share the searches they have created with other Users. Sharing searches allows you and your coworkers to consistently pull the same data.

To share a search:

1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog
2. Select **Open**
3. Beside the search you wish to update, select **Share**
4. Select either **Add User Group** or **Add User** to select users to share your search with
5. This opens a Choose User or User Group dialog, **search for and select user(s) or a user group**
6. Select **OK** in the chooser dialog to return to the Share Saved Search dialog
7. Select **OK** to return to the Save Search dialog and select **OK**

## Open a Shared Search

When a search has been shared to you, you cannot change the original search, but you can run the search, make revisions, and save it under a different name.

To apply a shared search:

1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog
2. Under the Share Searches heading, select the search and select **OK** to run the search

A class is a scheduled instructor-led event with a start and end time/date. Typically, these include lectures and hands on activities such as labs.

Bundles together content to then be set up for training through classes, subscriptions, and course assignments. Courses can include labs, videos, SCORM, LTI, external links, assessments, and documents. Courses must be assigned to a Content Provider and a Publishing Group to be available to set up for training.

People who interact with the platform. Typically, we can break down users into three categories: Operations Managers, Instructors and Basic Users..