Viewing Current Searches
The View Current Searches report displays searches that are currently being performed on your system. To view this report:
- Choose Patron Searches from the reports menu.
- Choose View Current Searches from the reports menu.
- Choose Submit.
The report displays the following information:
- Search — The most recent searches performed at any terminal (i.e. statistics group). Searches will appear as one of the following:
- A user-initiated search, prefixed with the search index tag (e.g., atolstoy, tcool).
- A bibliographic record number, if the user selected an item from a numbered list.
- Hits — Displays the number of records retrieved by each search.
- Operation — Displays a code identifying the type of search or action that was performed. See the list of Operation Codes.
- Display — Contains a code identifying the type of display used. See the list of Display Codes.
- Terminal — Shows the statistics group assigned to the workstation from which the search was performed.
The View Current Searches Report is not dynamic, i.e., it does not automatically display each new search as it is performed. To view an updated version of this report, select the View Current Searches menu option.
Operation Codes
| Operation Code | Function |
| u | user keyed search (diagnostic) |
| # | numbered item selected |
| l | limit search |
| e | export |
| W | redirection (keyword search) |
| z | nearby items search |
| r | related items search |
| s/a | cross reference |
| b | backward |
| f | forward |
| d | change display mode |
| q | quit (new search) |
| j | jump |
| B | go to browse |
| Q | quit to new search (diagnostic) |
| P | function called from search (e.g., "Reserve Lists") |
Display Codes
| Display Code | Display Mode |
| 1 | one-line display |
| 2 | two-line display |
| p | public display |
| t | staff single record display |
| m | MARC record display |
| c | checkin card display |
| h | full holding display |
| l | staff summary display |