The Saved Search Terms option allows
you to define and save STN Easy search terms. The saved STN Easy search terms
may be recalled and used to conduct new searches or combine with other terms
in any STN Easy databases. Saving of search terms is free of charge and is recommended
for frequently used partial search strategies in order to save time.
In order to have access to saved
search terms, you need to login to STN Easy with the same login ID as the login
ID that was used when those STN Easy search terms were saved for recall. The
Saved Search Terms option is not available to STN Easy users who access STN
Easy via IP Address Authentication.
To save STN Easy search terms for
recall, follow these steps:
- Login to STN Easy using your login
ID.
- Using any STN Easy search mode
(Easy Search, Advanced Search, CAS Number Search, or Patent Lookup), conduct
a search that yields the desired results.
- Click the Save button on
the Results Page. A dialog box is displayed. Enter the name to be used in
identifying the saved search terms. The name may consist of up to 30 characters,
including alphanumeric characters, spaces, dashes, underscores, parentheses,
and commas.
- Check the box Save Search Terms
for Recall.
- Click Save.
To recall and use the saved search
terms, follow these steps:
- Login to STN Easy using your login
ID.
- Click the Recall button
from the Advanced Search, CAS Number Search, the Patent Lookup page, or the
Refine page.
- A list of saved sets of search
terms is displayed. If you recall search terms from either the Patent Lookup
or the CAS Number Search page, only the terms saved from that page are listed
as available for recall. Select an item from the list and click Show Details
to display the details.
- To use the saved search terms
in a new search, select the set of interest, check the box Use to start
a new search, and click Recall. The selected saved search
terms are inserted in the search term entry boxes exactly as they were saved.
Any saved Boolean operators are also recalled. To recall a set of saved search
terms for adding to your current search, select the desired set of saved search
terms, check the box Add to your current search terms, and
click Recall. If there
are no search terms on the page, the selected saved search terms are inserted
in the search term entry boxes exactly as they were saved. If there are current
search terms on the page, the recalled search terms are combined with your
own search terms using the AND operator.
- You may modify search terms and/or
Boolean operators. Click
Search when you are ready to conduct your search.
To review and manage saved items:
- Click Review Saved Terms
on the navigation frame. A list of all of your saved items (Defined Searches
and Saved Search Terms) is displayed.
- Select an item and click Show
Details to view the details
on the item.
- To remove a saved item, select
it and click Delete.
- To overwrite a definition of a
set of Saved Search Terms, enter the name of the saved item in the Saving
Search Items dialog box. You will get a prompt asking you to confirm that
the existing saved item is to be overwritten.
A note for STN Easy for Intranets
users:
If you are an STN Easy for Intranets
user, please note that only Site Administrators are able to create and manage
Saved Search Terms for your STN Easy for Intranets site.
