General Searching

ASSURE provides a Search > General Search command on the menu bar.

This allows an authority user to search for all sorts of records including, for example, applications and other worksheets, property and organisation records, as well as permits, registrations and licences, by using as criteria:

• A reference number (for example, an Application Number, Licence Reference, and so on).

• A person's name (for example, the applicant in an application, any relevant person or interested party).

• An address (for example, licensed premises).

Additional criteria depend on what is being looked for.

The search results are tabulated and paged. You can vary the information shown in the table and the number of results shown on each page.

Where a number in the Reference column is linked, you can — depending on your security permissions — view or edit the record in a separate tab of the browser. If you are not permitted to view a particular record, only the Reference, Job Type, Status, and Outcome columns are populated; the other columns are filled with asterisks *******.

If a record is currently being edited by another user, the fields are uneditable and a pop-up notification similar to the following is displayed.

If you decide to wait, you will be notified when the application is unlocked.

You can search for and display certain pre-ASSURE records. If a pre-ASSURE application is incomplete, you can progress it in ASSURE in the same way as more recent applications.

Accessing your last 10 Public Protection worksheets

In ASSURE Public Protection, the Search menu shows, in addition to the General Search command, the Application Numbers of the last 10 worksheets that you have opened or created. This allows you to quickly navigate back to your recent work. The list is preserved when you log out.