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 9 | History : Save searches and create alerts
Saving your Sirius searches
Searches done across a number of resources within Sirius can be saved and run at a later date. After running a search click the Previous Searches option at the top of the MetaSearch results screen. This will take you to the Previous Searches screen where you can save the search by clicking the icon. Searches will be saved in the My Space : History folder. The icon means you have already saved the search.
 
 
Re-running a saved search
To access and run the saved search click on the the tab then the History option. This will open the History - Saved Searches screen.
 
 
Click the Query link to re-run the search
Click the Resources link to get the list of databases being searched
Click the icon to delete the search
Click the icon to delete all the searches listed
Click the icon to create an alert
 
Creating an alert
Alerts are updates of a search that run automatically on a set of resources you selected, at intervals of your choice. Sirius will notify you by email each time the alert is run. The email notification will include a link allowing you to re-run the search and see the new records. The new records appear at the top of the alert results list.
To create an alert
Go to My Space and click the History option
Click the icon to create an alert
Fill in the details required
Click Submit
To delete an alert
Go to My Space and click the History option
Click the edit alert icon then select the delete option
 
 
 

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