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Searching, sorting, and filtering roles

To search for roles

  1. Go to the Role Management page (Administration > Role Management). For more information, see Fields: Role Management.
  2. Enter your search terms in the text box.
  3. You should not use the ampersand (&) character in your search.

  4. Use the drop-down to narrow your search to a specific field (Name, for example).
  5. Select the Search icon or press Enter to do the search.
  6. The list updates to show only the roles that match your search criteria.

    When you search on a specific field, the field value you selected is noted at the top of the Filter by list. For example:

  7. If your filter produces a large number of results, you can use the paging options to navigate through pages of results. For more information, see Fields: Role Management.

To sort roles

  1. (Optional) Search for roles (see To search for roles).
  2. Click the field you want to sort by. For example, if you want to sort by name, click the Name column.
  3. Click once to sort in alpha-numeric ascending order; twice to sort descending order.

    The roles in the list reorder to match your sort selection.

Tip: To save a set of filters and specific sorting order for easy reuse, bookmark the Role Management page in your browser after you finish creating your filters.

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