Searching

Learn how to search for and find records and data in Vernon CMS.

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Get started

• Search bar
  You can use the Search bar at the top of Vernon CMS to find and open records.
  

• Search operators
  These are special characters you can use to refine or expand your search.
  

• Search keys
  These are shortcuts for searching a specific field.

Learn about Advanced Search

• Advanced Search

• Search on fields with the Search Fields method

• Search in a saved list

• Search with a Select Statement

• Search in a browse list or List Manager

• Save a search

• Open a saved search

Search on different types of fields

• Search on text fields

• Search on authority fields

• Search on date fields

• Search using today's date

• Search on accession number fields

• Search on number and money fields

• Search on photo/audio-visual fields

• Browse all the terms in a field's search index

Search across files

• Search across files

• Search on Person records in other files

• Search for linked Activity records in an Activity file

Search for data quality issues

• Search for an absence of data

• Search for records with no images

• Select a random set of records

Search on geographic coordinates

• Search on altitude and depth fields

• Search on latitude and longitude fields

Search customisation (for Supervisor users)

• Create a search field subset

• Create a search filter

• Assign a search filter to a group or user

• Remove a search index

Video

Explainer

Explainer: Searching (Vernon Systems blog)