Search Users

Menu path: Users > Search Users.

This page lists all or a filtered list of users along with several key pieces of information.

The general format and usage of this page is discussed in General GUI Usage.

The view offers selectable columns (with the symbol); the initial default columns are:

• User name - the entries are displayed in alphabetic order. Selecting any of the Usernames displays full, editable information about the user; see Editing User Entries.
• First name
• Last name
• Email

Each list entry has a check box to the left of the user name. Any number of entries can be checked; all of the entries are checked by checking the box to the left of the Username title. The drop-down list is used to choose an action to be applied to all the selected items:

The simple search choice offers a straightforward means of searching user entries:

• Type any text into the Search by name or email box and press the button. Any user entry whose user name or email address contains the text will be displayed in the list.
• The search box and the listing are reset back to the complete list via the button.
• Export to CSV - the results of the current search are saved to a file named users.csv. Previous output is not overwritten; new versions are labeled users(1).csv, users(2).csv, etc. The format of the data is defined in a header line in the .csv file.

Select the slider to access the advanced searches page. Multiple or conditions are joined together with and conjunctions. Each element of an or set can be deleted with the symbol or reordered by selecting the item's symbol. Reordering can occur across or sets.

Several facilities exist for saving and using saved searches:

• In the drop-down:
  • Use the Save Search choice to name and save the current search conditions.
  • Previously saved searches are available in the list as well.
  • Saved searches are available in the left-hand menu below Saved Search.
  • The search terms can also be exported or imported in JSON format.
• - the results of the current search are saved to a file named users.csv. Previous output is not overwritten; new versions are labeled users(1).csv, users(2).csv, etc.

Each condition requires three parts:

• User element - one of the characteristics of the user entry. Choose from the full list of elements in the drop-down list and shown in Editing User Entries.
• Compare operation - one of:
  • is - matches the comparison string
  • is not - does not match the comparison string
  • starts with - starts with the comparison string
  • ends with - ends with the comparison string
  • matches - the user element is matched against a regular expression (regexp). Regexp is a powerful language for expressing string matches. An introduction to regexps is found here. A simple search is the equivalent of using the matches operation with the equivalent text.
• Comparison string - the string to match against or use as a regular expression.

Several tabs display or edit user entries: