Running searches

Running searches

Introduction

This support article is designed to support users with running searches and reports within EMIS Web.
In this of the article we cover:
  1. Troubleshooting searches
  2. How to see searches that are already running
  3. How to run a whole folder of searches
  4. How to run a single search/report
  5. How to use relative run dates

Troubleshooting failed-to-run searches

  1. If there are a lot of searches already running/queued in the system your search/report may fail
  2. Don't run large folders of searches all at once as this will likely slow up the system or the searches fail
  3. Large numbers of searches being run on enterprise units may mean any local searches being run are queued or fail
  4. Searches run faster later in the afternoon or evening when fewer users are running them.

How to see searches that are currently being run within EMIS Web

In Population reporting at the top of the search tree structure the folder "Running searches" shows all currently running searches. 

If you select this you will see full details of the searches/folders being run.  If you click on "Details" this will give further information about the searches/folders being run

Running a whole folder of searches

Alert
Running folders containing lots of searches can cause the search to fail.  If EMIS Web is busy, searches can sometimes queue/fail for some time.  They tend to run a lot faster in the evenings or at weekends.
If you want to run all of the searches within a folder, you can do this by following the instructions below:
  1. Highlight the folder in the navigation pane on the left side of EMIS Web so it is highlighted in blue
  2. Right hand mouse click on the folder
  3. Select run

You should now see all of the searches in the folder highlighting that they're queued and over time they will complete 

Running a single search or report

In the main pane of EMIS reporting, select the individual search or report that you wish to run, right hand mouse click on this and select run:

You should now see all of the searches in the folder highlighting that they're queued and over time they will complete 
Alert
If EMIS is busy, searches can sometimes queue/fail for some time.  They tend to run a lot faster in the evenings or at weekends.

Relative Run Dates

Sometimes it can be useful to run the searches as if they were run on a different day in the past or the future. This might be for the first of the month (but it fell on a weekend), looking ahead to the end of the year, or even back to a previous year.
Info
For this feature to work properly, the search definition should include relative date criteria. Fixed date criteria searches are generally less affected by relative run dates. 
Having selected Run, press Advanced options.


The prompt box expands to show a date. Set the date you want EMIS Web to reference for running the search.
   

Depending on the search you selected to run, you can tick the box to force EMIS Web to re-run the parent search and/or run child searches. If you are editing or testing child searches, unticking Re-run parent search can save minutes of waiting for parent searches (denominators) to run which will produce the same result.

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