Locate

To use the Locate function, follow the steps below:

1. When you click on the Locate button in the gbaMS Web toolbar, additional Locate buttons will appear in each column on the General Form. A sample appears below:

   

2. Determine which column you would like to use to search for data. In the example above, you can choose to search by Work Order #, Category, Category Text, etc.

   Note: You can sort information in the grids by clicking on a column heading. The system will then sort the data in ascending or descending order. You can also stretch column widths to see the entire text of each cell.

3. Click on the appropriate column's additional Locate button. A Locate dialog will appear:

   

4. Choose the way in which you would like to search for data. The first drop down list will contain some of the following choices based on the type of data in that column:
   • Starts With
   • Does Not Start With
   • Ends With
   • Does Not End With
   • Contains
   • Does Not Contain
   • Equal
   • Not Equal
   • Is Empty
   • Is Not Empty
5. You can then enter the data you would like to search for in the second field and click Apply. The tool will Locate and display only the records matching your Locate criteria.

   Note: You can use the Locate tool on multiple columns at a time. Each Locate criteria that you add will serve to further limit the records displayed.

6. After you have defined Locate criteria for a column, the Locate icon will be displayed with a red background . Click on this icon to display the criteria or clear the current selection:

   

7. To clear the Locate criteria on ALL columns, click again on the Locate button at the top of the screen.