Document number: 15070

 

If you perform the same searches over and over in NorthStar client, you can save the search as a Query. Generally, default location for saved queries is saved in c:\apps\NorthStar or c:\user\Primus folder on your hard drive. The queries are *.VQL files.

Click on the task below that you wish to accomplish:

Create and save a query
Use a saved query
Downloading results from a search or query (document 16087)

 

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Create and save query

To create and save a query, follow these steps:

1. Click on the File menu, then Open.

2. Choose the type of search you wish to do, e.g., Employee, Service Ticket, etc.

3. In the search window that opens, enter the search information for all relevant fields.

4. Once all the information is chosen or entered, click on the Utility menu, then on Save Query.

5. In the Save Query window that appears, navigate to a drive and directory of your choosing, or use the default.

6. Enter a name for the query in the File name field.

7. Click on Save.

 

Your query is saved for future use.

 

 

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Use query

To use a previously saved query, follow these steps:

1. Click on the File menu, then Open.

2. Choose the type of search you wish to do, e.g., Employee, Service Ticket, etc.

3. When the search window opens, click on the Utility menu, and then choose Load Saved Query.

4. The Load Query window appears.

5. Navigate to the drive and directory in which the query you desire is located.

6. Double-click on the query to load it.

 

Your loaded query should produce search results.

 

 

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Created by the PeopleSoft Knowledge Management Team.
Copyright © 2004 All rights reserved.
Created: kcw 10/04/2000
Revised: pmg 07/20/2004