Searching for Records

Many tasks in TIDE require you to retrieve a record or group of records (for example, locating a set of users to work with when performing the View/Edit/Export User task). For such tasks, a search panel appears when you first access the task page (see Figure 9). This section explains how to use this search panel and navigate search results.

Figure 9: Sample Search Panel

search panel with default values

To search for records:

1.In the search panel, enter search terms and select values from the available search parameters, as required. Some fields may allow you to select multiple values.

Note: The search parameters available in the search panel depend on the record type. Required search parameters are marked with an asterisk.

2.Optional: If the task page includes an additional search panel, select values to further refine the search results:

a.To include an additional search criterion in the search, select it and click Add or Add Selected as available.

b.Optional: To delete an additional search criterion, select it and click Remove Selected. To delete all additional search criteria, click Remove All.

For information about how TIDE evaluates additional search criteria, see Evaluating Advanced Search Criteria.

3.Click Search.

If searching for users, students, students' test settings, and appeals, proceed to the next step.
If searching for other types of records, such as rosters, skip to Step 5.

4.In the search results pop-up window (see Figure 10) that indicates the number of records that matched your search criteria and provides you with options to view or export the records or modify your search parameters, do one of the following:

Figure 10: Sample Student Search Results Pop-up Window

Student Search Results Popup Window

To view the retrieved records on the page, click View Results. Continue to Step 5.

Note: This option is not available if TIDE detects that this action might adversely affect its performance. The View Results button may be disabled if the search results contain records from all districts or all campuses.

To export the retrieved results to the Inbox, click Export to Inbox and select the file format (CSV or Excel) in which the data should be exported. You can navigate away from the page and perform other tasks, if desired. When your file is available for download, you will receive an email to the email account that is registered in TIDE. After receiving the email, you can download the exported file from the Inbox (see Downloading Files from the Inbox).
To return to the page and modify your search criteria, click Modify Search. Repeat Steps 1–4.

5.The list of retrieved records appears below the search panel.

6.Optional: To filter the retrieved records by keyword, enter a search term in the text box above the search results and click . TIDE displays only those records containing the entered value.

7.Optional: To sort the search results by a given column, click its column header.

To sort the column in descending order, click the column header again.

8.Optional: If the table of retrieved records is too wide for your browser window, you can click and at the sides of the table to scroll left and right, respectively.

9.Optional: To hide columns, click (if available) and uncheck the checkboxes for the columns that you wish to hide. To show columns again, mark the applicable checkboxes.