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title: "Saving and Reusing Form-Based Search Queries"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/saving-and-reusing-form-based-search-queries"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-08-12T20:58:27.819Z"
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# Saving and Reusing Form-Based Search Queries

## **Saving and Reusing Form-Based Search Queries**  
 

### 📌 **Summary**

Ontraccr’s Advanced Search allows you to **save any form-based search query** for future use. This saves time when running frequent reports or recurring audits.

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### **💾 When to Save a Query**

You should save a query when:

-   You regularly filter by the same criteria (e.g., safety forms with injuries).
-   You want to avoid re-entering complex condition sets each time.
-   You’re preparing recurring internal reports or compliance reviews.

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### **🛠 How to Save a Query**

1.  After clicking **Open Search** (in the Forms tab), click the **Edit icon** (🖉) at the top of the slider panel.
2.  Enter a clear and descriptive name (e.g., `"Injury Reports – FLHA – April 2025"`).
3.  Click **Save**.

Once saved, continue setting your conditions and submit the query as normal.

💡 Tip: Saving a query stores both the query name and the filters you've configured.

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### **🔁 How to Reuse a Saved Query**

1.  Return to the **Forms tab** in Advanced Search.
2.  At the top of the interface, click the **“Select a Query”** dropdown.
3.  Choose your previously saved search.
4.  The system will **auto-fill the saved filters** and immediately run the query.

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### **🔄 You Can Still Modify It**

After selecting a saved query:

-   You can add/remove conditions.
-   You can re-save it under the same name (overwrite) or save as a new query.