Finding and Editing Comments on Trackers

Use the Job Tracking Search window to locate a word or phrase in the comments appended to a tracker.

For example, to locate a comment that you previously appended to a tracker, use your user ID as the search string. To find a comment about completing a work order, enter work order as the search string.

You can edit any comment that you appended to the tracker. You cannot edit comments entered by other users.

To find a comment on a tracker:

  1. Open a tracker.

  2. From the Edit menu, select Search to display the Job Tracking Search dialog box.

  3. In the Search Stringfield, enter the text you want to locate.

  4. In the Start From Top field, select either of the following:

  1. In the Display Number of Occurrences field, select either of the following:

  1. Click the Search button to perform the search.

If you indicated that you want to see how many times the string occurs in the tracker, the system displays a message indicating the number of occurrences found. Press Enter to acknowledge the message and continue.

  1. To search for the next occurrence that meets your search criteria, repeat steps 2-6.

If no additional occurrences exist, the system displays a prompt alerting you that the item was not found and asking if you want to search again starting from the top of the tracker. Press Enter to continue the search from the top, or type N and press Enter to end the search.

To find a comment on a tracker:

  1. Open a tracker.

  2. Find the comment you want to edit.

  3. From the Options menu, select Edit Append to display the selected comment on the Append Comment window.

  4. Edit the text of the comment, as needed.

  5. Save your changes and exit the tracker.