User's Manual

DPC/TRACK Essentials
Searching for Records
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with the examples presented here. (See Chapter 6, “Creating & Deleting,” for
instructions.)
Searching for Records
DPC/TRACK includes a Quick Search tool that enables you to locate records
matching specific criteria. (For more information on searching, see Chapter 3,
“Searching for Records.”)
Example 2.1: Searching
If you’re looking for specific data, then you’ll probably want to use
DPC/TRACK’s Quick Search tool. This tool is available for detailed Tag ID, Test
Results, Test Equipment, and Procedure searches. As you’ll see, the Quick Search
tool is very simple to use. Chapter 3, “Searching for Records,” comprehensively
addresses the Quick Search tool.
For whatever reason, let’s say you are interested in finding all Tag ID records
whose Tag ID field contains the text “SAMPLE”.
1. Select the Tags/Instruments button to access the Instrument Search
screen.
2. On the Instrument Search page, click in the Tag ID field and type
“SAMPLE” (excluding the quotes).
3. The radio buttons along the border of the form are known as search
comparison operators. If not already selected, click on the radio button next to
the Approx operator.
4. Since this is our only criteria, we are now ready to execute the search. Click
the Search button.
5. When the search is done, your results will be presented on the Instrument
View screen.
6. What if at this point you wanted to see test setup information for one of your
Tag IDs? Easy enough. Just select the Setup tab. This is an example of a
“random walk”—the ability to quickly access virtually any information you
like, regardless of your starting point, just by clicking on a tab.
Sorting Records
DPC/TRACK allows the ability to display records in any particular order. Records
can be sorted according to one criteria (field) or several different criteria.