--- title: "How do I reuse search settings or create default settings on search pages?" details: "Learn how to reuse search settings, set a custom search as a default, edit and revise searches, and share searches you've created with other users." isPublished: true --- # How do I reuse search settings or create default settings on search pages? Are you tired of having to add the same search filters and criteria every time you are on a search page? If so, you can save your search parameters for reuse any time. You can save one or more searches and you can select a search to be the default search which automatically opens each time you return to that page. Using saved searches is a convenient way to build reports you run periodically. Searches can be saved on any Find page, like the Find Users, Find Enrollments or Find Courses pages. They can also be saved in any chooser, for instance, when you are creating a class the Choose Course dialog allows you to save searches. The saved searches for each find page and chooser are separate, a search saved on one find page is not available on other find pages or choosers. ### Contents of article - [Save a search](#save-a-search) - [Open a saved search](#open-a-saved-search) - [Edit a search](#edit-a-search) - [Revise a search](#revise-a-search) - [Share a search](#share-a-search) - [Open a shared search](#open-a-shared-search) ![](/tms/images/save-search.png) ## Save a search To save search parameters and set a default seach: 1. On any **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog, click **Add Filters** and select any filters you want 1. Delete any filters you don't need 1. Click **Ouput Options** to add columns in your search results and check or uncheck selections based on what you want to include 1. Click **Search** to view your results 1. If everything appears the way you want it, click **Save** located above the search filters 1. In the **Save Search** dialog, type the **Name** of the search 1. If wanted, check **Make this my default search**. When enabled, the saved search with its criteria and output options are applied each time you access this page 1. Click **OK** ![](/tms/images/set-filterandoo.png) _Set filters and output options then click **Search**_ ![](/tms/images/name-search.png) _Name search, if desired, set as default, then click **OK**_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article) ## Open a saved search Any search you have saved can be selected and opened whenever you need it. To apply a saved search: 1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog. If you set your saved search to be the default, your search will run when the page is opened 1. To use a different saved search, click **Open** icon 1. Select the saved search and click **OK** to apply it 1. Click **Search** to see the results ![](/tms/images/open-search.png) _Open saved searches, select a search and then click **OK**_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article) ## Edit a search You can change the search name or set it as the default search. To change a search name or set it as your default: 1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog 1. Click **Open** 1. Beside the search you wish to update, click **Edit** 1. Rename you search 1. Check the **This is my default search** box to set as your default 1. Click **OK** to apply changes ![](/tms/images/edit-search.png) _Edit a search to change the name or make the default_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article) ## Revise a search You can revise a search to change the parameters. To change your search: 1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog 1. Click **Open** 1. **Select the search** you wish to revise, click **OK** 1. Make changes to your search parameters then click **Search** 1. Click **Save** to open the Save Search dialog 1. **Select the search** you want to change, click **OK** 1. When the message "**You already have a saved search named '[search name].' Would you like to overwrite it?**" appears, click **OK** ![](/tms/images/revise-search.png) _Revise the parameters of a search then save by selecting the search you want changed in the Save Search dialog_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article) ## Share a search Some users have permissions to share the searches they have created with other users. Sharing searches allows you and your coworkers to consistently pull the same data. To share a search: 1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog 1. Click **Open** 1. Beside the search you wish to update, click **Share** 1. Select either **Add User Group** or **Add User** to select users to share your search with 1. This opens a Choose User or User Group dialog, **search for and select user(s) or a user group** 1. Click **OK** in the chooser dialog to return to the Share Saved Search dialog 3. Click **OK** to return to the Save Search dialog and click **OK** ![](/tms/images/share-search.png) _Share a search you created with another user_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article) ## Open a shared search When a search has been shared to you, you cannot change the original search, but you can run the search, make revisions, and save it under a different name. To apply a shared search: 1. Navigate to the **Find** page or **Chooser** dialog 1. Under the Share Searches heading, select the search and click **OK** to run the search ![](/tms/images/shared-search.png) _Open a search shared with you by another user_ [Return to contents of article](#contents-of-article)