Contents of the Save Options Dialog

Use the Save Options dialog box to save a search for yourself or for yourself and others.

Field Description
Save Options Select one of the following options to specify how you want to save the search:
  • Save: Saves the properties for the current search.
  • Save as New Search: Saves the properties from the current search as a new search.
Name Enter a name for the search.
Save For Click and select one or more security roles that will have access to this search.

Depending on your security rights, you can save for everyone (all security roles), your role, or specific security roles. If you do not have the appropriate security rights to save searches for others, you can only save personal searches (My Searches) for yourself. If you do have the appropriate security rights, the name of the search is listed in the Shared Searches list. For more information, see the Personal and Shared Searches online help topic.

If you have the appropriate security rights to SQL Where Clause searches and to save searches for others, you can save SQL Where Clause searches for other users. The name of the SQL Where Clause search is listed in the Shared Searches list. However, if the users with whom you share the SQL Where Clause search do not have the appropriate security access to SQL Where Clause searches, they can view and use the SQL Where Clause search but they cannot edit it.

Add This Search To This list contains the saved directories for your searches. The directories are useful for organizing the searches that have been created by you and your team members.

To add the search to one of the folder directories in the Searches list, click in this field. From the list, select the directory in which you want to save the current search. The searches that are included within each directory display under the respective bold heading. For more information on this list, see the Searches List online help topic.

To create a new directory for the search, click + New Folder and complete the fields on the Folder Options dialog box. For more information on saved directories, see the Organize Searches online help topic.