Using the
Alert service
Editing or running an Alert entry
Moving an Alert entry to a folder
Deleting an Alert entry
Using the Ignore function
The Alert service runs your searches every day and sends you the results at specified intervals to help you find new legislation and regulations in your area of interest.
To create an Alert entry, follow these steps:
After
running a template or advanced search, click the Save
Search to Folder icon
( 
) at the top of the Results page.
Type a name for the Alert entry in the Name of Search text box.
Select a folder in which to save your Alert entry by clicking the name of the folder in the Add to Selected Folder list box. If you do not want to save the entry in a folder, select Unassigned.
Select a search status.
Select Search On to be automatically notified via e-mail when there are new documents retrieved by your search.
Select Search Off to save the search to run at a later date.
The project identifier for the current research session is automatically displayed in the Project ID text box. If desired, type a new project identifier to assign the entry to another project.
Click OK.
Editing or running an Alert entry
To edit or run an Alert entry, follow these steps:
Click Alerts/Tracks at the top of any page, and then click Alerts if it is not already selected.
In the left frame, click the name of the folder that contains the entry you want to edit or run. The folder's contents are displayed in the right frame.
Click
the Edit icon ( 
) next to the entry in the Action
column. The Edit Search box is displayed.
Make the desired changes to the entry, and click Save to save the changes. To run the search without saving the changes, click Run Search.
Moving an Alert entry to a folder
To move an entry to a folder, follow these steps:
Click Alerts/Tracks at the top of any page, and then click Alerts if it is not already selected.
In the left frame, click the name of the folder that contains the entry you want to move. The folder's contents are displayed in the right frame.
Select
the check box next to the entry you want to move, then click the Move icon ( 
) at the top of the list. The Move Item(s) dialog box is displayed.
Click the name of the folder to which you want to move the entry. Then click OK.
To delete an Alert entry, follow these steps:
Click Alerts/Tracks at the top of any page, and then click Alerts if it is not already selected.
In the left frame, click the name of the folder that contains the entry you want to delete. The folder's contents are displayed in the right frame.
Select
the check box next to the entry you want to delete, then click the
Delete icon ( 
) at the top of the list. The Delete Item(s)
dialog box is displayed.
Click OK.
If your search retrieves a bill or regulation in which you are not interested, click Ignore at the top of a document or under the document's title in the result list. That bill or regulation will no longer be included in your results for saved searches or reports.