to go to the Advanced Search page, or click the
down-arrow on the Search box to select a search that was previously saved.
Use the Search box at the top of any Aperio eSlide Manager page. Type
the text you are looking for in the Search box at the top of the page,
click to go to the Advanced Search page, or click the
down-arrow on the Search box to select a search that was previously saved.
Type any text you want to search for in the Search box at the top of
any page and press Return. (Before you press Return, click 
to see what areas of the
Aperio eSlide Manager are going to be searched. (These fields are configured
by the administrator.)
The search results are presented with supporting data that give you the context for the results. For example, if you search for “HER2,” the search results may tell you that this information is found in various cases and specimens. Links are provided so that you can go directly to the source of the found data.
Note that you can search within the search results by using the Search text box on the Search Results page.
The wildcard symbol * allows you to find words that partially match the search characters. For example, Gar* matches patient names Garcia and Garman.
The results you see depend on the fields the Aperio eSlide Manager administrator has defined as available for search. Results also depend on the fields you have permission to see based on the data hierarchy you are logged into, the permissions assigned to the user role you are logged in with and any user groups you are a member of.
To use the advanced
search or create a saved search, click
at
the top of the page.
Choose from the options on this page:
Load Saved Search – If any searches have previously been saved, you can select one from this box. (This is the same list that appears in the main Search box drop-down list at the top of the page.)
Modify Search Criteria – This is where you can create a search or modify and existing one. You can search saving the criteria you create now or can save the search for future use.
Save Search – To save the search criteria you have specified for future use, type a name in this box (for example, Breast Slides) and click Save.
To create search criteria:
Select the type of information you are looking for (for example, Case or eSlides) in the Search for box in the Modify Search Criteria section of the Search Options page.
Choose from the fields on which you want to search. Only fields that are displayed in the data table will be available for a search. For example, to search Case fields, click the + symbol next to The Case Fields and you see the list of case fields you can search for.
Select a field to search on by clicking it in the blue box. The field appears (for example, Gender), and you can select the type of search you want to perform by clicking the down-arrow in the box next to the field name.
You can select multiple fields to search on by just clicking the + symbol again to see the list of fields you can search for and selecting another one.
Click Search to start the search or Clear to reset the fields.
To save the search, type a name in the Save Search Criteria text box and click Save.
Advanced search results appear on the appropriate list page with just the matching items displayed. For example, if in advanced search we look for all eSlides that are stained with the ER stain, we see a filtered list of eSlides that use that stain.
If you want to slightly modify the results of the search, click at the top of the
page to go back to the Search page where all of your search choices are
still there and you can make changes and search again.
In some cases you want to perform the same type of search multiple times but each time you want to specify a different item (such as a patient name). If you include a * in the saved search name, when you select that search, you will go to the Search Options page where you can enter the specific item you are looking for.
To modify a saved search, select it from the Search box drop-down list. On the Search Options page, change the search criteria and click Save. To save it under another name, type a new name in the Save Search Criteria box and click Save.
To delete a saved search, select it in the Search box. On the Search Options page, make sure the name is in the Save Search Criteria box in the Save Search section, and click Delete.
For information on using the search operators in advanced search, see the Aperio eSlide Manager User's Guide.