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Save searches and create alerts
Supersearch
stores the details of searches you have run during the current
session in Previous Searches. These search details are
cleared when you log out.
You can save
searches to your History. Searches in your History are
retained and will be available when you next login to Supersearch.
You can also
create an alert which will automatically run your saved search
and send you a message when new results are available.
Saving
a search
After you
have run at least one search, go to Metasearch and click Previous
Searches. The searches you have done in your current session
are listed.
Click the
add icon  .
The icon changes to 
to show it has been saved to your History.
On the menu
click My Space then History. Your History shows
the searches you have saved.
To
run a saved search
Click the
search term listed under Query.
To
delete a saved search
Click the
delete icon  .
Alerts
You can add
an alert to your saved search. Supersearch will automatically
run your saved search at a specified interval and send you an
email message. The message will compare the latest number of results
with the number of results when the alert was run previously so
you can see if new records are available.
Creating
an alert
On the History
screen click the Alert icon  .
Complete the
deatils in the Add Alert panel and click Submit.
On the History
screen, when you have created an alert for a saved search the
Alert icon
changes to the Edit Alert 
icon. Click the Edit Alert icon to change any alert details; for
example to change how often the alert is run.
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