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Gopher's applicant tracking system offers two options for modifying and saving
queries. One option is the ‘Hot List’ feature and the second option is the
‘Queries on Command’ feature. The method described in this newsletter is
the second option, ‘Queries on Command’.
This is a new feature in
Gopher 2004 which enables you to view/ modify/ save a query, and run the
modified or saved query on the tab it originated from.
To access the Queries
feature, click Commands on the Gopher menu bar.
Viewing Current Query:
Offers the ability to view the source of the current Find, in order to
modify or save it. For example, you wish to perform a search to include
all active applicants with VB.net experience who live in AL, MS or TN. If
you attempt this search directly on the Profile tab you will receive an
error because just one OR statement is allowed in the State box. To
resolve this, perform your search with just 2 states by selecting A in the
Stat box, A in the A/C box, *VB.net* in the Skills box and AL^MS in the
State box. Next, click Commands on the Gopher menu bar and click
View Current Query.
The following source will open in the ‘Query Window’:
Select * From PRO where
(Prost = 'AL' OR Prost='MS') And (Proty = 'A') And (Prosta = 'A') And
((Prokw1 Like '%VB.NET%' OR Prokw2 Like '%VB.NET%')) Order by Prodt
DESC
In order to modify it to
include the third state of TN, you would change it so it appears as
follows:
Select *
From PRO where (Prost = 'AL' OR Prost='MS' OR Prost=’TN’) And (Proty =
'A') And (Prosta = 'A') And ((Prokw1 Like '%VB.NET%' OR Prokw2 Like
'%VB.NET%')) Order by Prodt DESC
Then, click the Run button. The query will run on the
Profile tab in order to display the new results.
Saving a Query: On the open ‘Query
Window’, you will see a Save option on the menu bar. Click Save and
name the saved query. In the future, when you would like to run the query
again, click Commands on the Gopher menu bar, click Saved
Queries and click the applicable query name. The query will be saved
in the go4.mdb database that resides on your local drive, so it will
appear in your Gopher only. The query will be saved with the following
naming convention: UserID_NameOfQuery. For example, if my user ID is ANN
and if I name a saved query as SampleQuery, the query as it appears in the
go4.mdb database is ANN_SampleQuery. The ability to save queries is a
great feature, as not only does it save you time in the future when you
want to find these people again (and new people that match the criteria),
but you can use that query in a Mail/Merge in Word or with a custom report
in MS Access.
Query History: To view the most recent Finds
performed on the various tabs and note pad, click Commands on the
menu bar and click Query History. The history is cleared each time
you exit Gopher.
* For more information on this feature, refer
to ‘ViewingEditingSavingQueries.doc’ in your go4\WordDocs\Training
folder.
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