What Can You Do With Your Saved Searches?

You can perform a variety of saved search actions from the Saved Searches page. To learn more about each action, click any of the labeled screen areas from the following image.

 

To...

Do this...

A

Create a saved search

Click Create New.

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B

Edit a saved search

Click icon_edit.gif next to the saved search. The Edit Search page (resembles the Advanced Search page) appears.

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B

Turn on alert notifications for a saved search

Click icon_edit.gif next to the saved search. The Edit Search page (resembles the Advanced Search page) appears.

Enable Notify Me and enter the e-mail address(es) of the person(s) who should receive the notifications; then click Save Search.

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When you enable notifications for a saved search, the [ Notification on ] indicator appears next to the search name.

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C

Change the order in which saved searches appear in the Saved Searches portlet

Display all saved searches on one page; then select the desired order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) from the saved search's Order menu. The order changes automatically.

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D

Select a saved search

Select its associated check box.

To select all check boxes, click the Select All check box.

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E

Copy a saved search to use as a template for another saved search

Option 1: Click icon_copy_watchlist_grey.jpg next to the saved search.

Option 2: Select the desired saved search(es); then click Copy.

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F

Delete saved searches

Option 1: Click icon_delete_grey.gif next to the saved search.

Option 2: Select the desired saved search(es); then click Delete.

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G

Set a saved search as your default search

Click the Default option button associated with the saved search. You can only select one default search.

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H

View the recipient(s) for a saved search notification

Move the mouse over [ Notification on ] to show the e-mail address(es) where the saved search notifications are sent.

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I

Run a saved search

Click the search's name. The home page appears with the saved search's results in the Center column.

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J

Enable a syndication feed for a search

(If enabled)

(Can only be performed if your account is authorized to receive syndication feeds.)

Click icon_edit.gif next to the saved search. The Edit Search page (resembles the Advanced Search page) appears.

Enable AP WebFeeds; then click Save Search.

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When you enable syndication feed capabilities for a saved search, the Feeds icon icon_RSS.jpg appears next to the search name along with its saved search ID.

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K

Receive the latest news from a syndication feed via a feed browser/reader

(If enabled)

(Can only be performed if your account is authorized to receive syndication feeds.)

Click icon_RSS.jpg associated with the saved search. The syndication feed details appear in a separate Web browser window.

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Copy the browser's URL address and use this address to create a new feed in your syndication feed reader application.

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Complete the new feed setup as per your reader's instructions.

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K

Send feeds to your editorial system

(If enabled)

(Can only be performed if your account is authorized to receive syndication feeds.)

Option 1: Click icon_RSS.jpg next to the saved search; then copy the AP WebFeeds URL into your news system’s feed ingest software. Refer to your AP WebFeeds Developer’s Guide.

Option 2: Access the feeds using your AP WebFeed Manager. Refer to your AP WebFeed Manager Administrator’s Guide.

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L

Share/unshare a saved search

Click icon_share_watchlist_grey.jpg next to the saved search. A list of users within your organization appears.

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Select/deselect either all users or specific names; then click Share. The Shared check box beside the saved search is enabled for shared searches and disabled for unshared searches.

A search that has been shared to you can be seen from both the:

  • Saved Searches portlet the home page (below the searches you created with the creator's name next to it)

  • Saved Searches From my Organization section of the Saved Searches page.

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M

Change the number of searches to display on this page

Select the number of items (5, 10. 20, 30, 40, 50 or 100) from the Page size menu. You can set the page size for both the searches you created and the searches shared to you by your colleagues.

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