Last Update: August 25, 2014

Worker Flexible Search Examples

This topic gives examples for using the Worker Flexible Search feature.

Example 1

  Find_Workers_with_text_string_in_Comments_field

Example 2

  Find_standby_workers_with_a_particular_certification

Example_3

  Find workers_from_a_specified_political_party

Example_4

  Find workers_who_worked_a_specific_position_in_an_election

Example_5

  Find workers_assigned_to_an_election's_standby_pool

This feature allows you to search for workers using parameters you select on the Search Criteria tab of the Worker Flexible Search dialog. Click here for a description of all fields on the Search Criteria tab.

Example 1—Find Workers with text string in Comments field

Say you want to find all workers who have the string Online2014 (for online training in year 2014) in the Comments field of their worker record.

For this search, make the following selections on the Search Criteria tab:

Worker Status Code

Active Election Worker

Election Assignment

<All>

Type

Select all four types (Working, Alternate, Not Working, and Unavailable for election).

Text in Comment field

Online2014  or a wildcard search such as %2014 or Online%

Example 2—Find standby workers with a particular certification

This example finds all standby workers with the certification A, regardless of the election they are assigned to:

Worker Status Code

Active Election Worker

Election Assignment

<All>

Type

Not Working

Standby Pool

Assigned to Pool

Certification

A

Example 3—Find workers from a specified political party

To find all workers whose party preference is, for example, Republican, make the following selections on the Search Criteria tab:

Worker Status Code

Active Election Worker

Election Assignment

<All>

Type

Select all types

Party

Rep, Republican

Example 4—Find workers who worked a specific position in an election

To find workers who served as precinct clerks in the 2014 General Election, make the following selections on the Search Criteria tab:

Worker Status Code

Active Election Worker

Election Assignment

2014 General Election

Type

Working

Position

Select > Clerk

Has worked as

Example 5—Find workers assigned to an election's standby pool

To find workers assigned to the standby pool for the 2014 General Election who have not yet been given a work assignment, make the following selections on the Search Criteria tab:

Worker Status Code

Active Election Worker

Election Assignment

2014 General Election

Type

Not Working

Standby Pool

Assigned to Pool