​​​​​How to make a Search in the Portal

There are 3 different ways of accessing the Search tool: from the Home Page “Search bar", from the “Main Menu" and from “My Saved Searches".

Database outcome will depend on next options selected: Search Observations & Lessons, Search Documents and Search All.

Search Observations & Lessons

This include only items (Observations, LI, LL, BP…) collected in the NLLP in three d​ifferent boxes users can select:

• Tracking Area: items (Observations, LI, PBP…..) still ongoing in the LL process.
• Archive Area: items completed, noted or rejected, which are no longer staffed in the NLLP (Lessons Learned, Best Practices, Observations rejected, Lesson Identified noted, Potential Best Practice noted).
• Attachments: those items with attachments.

 "Advanced Filters" applies to Date, Activity, Originator's HQ, Originating Authority, visibility, algorithm and/or, exercise stage, AB, TA, Domain Disciplines and DOTMLPF-1.

"Reorder Results" tool allows users to select: Title, Originator's HQ, Visibility, Submitted On, Activity and Status.

​Number of results displayed can be increased by clicking in “See More​".

There is an option “Export to Excel" available, and also a “Save a search" to be used later.
"Refiners" option includes more filters to the query.
Another way to find easily Observations & Lessons is using hashtags. When creating an observation it's necessary to assign it a hashtag (#xxxxxxxxxxxxx) in the Keywords field (Categories), and after that you can use “My Saved Searches" based on those hashtags, and manage those observations later.

Search Documents
Same tool as Search Observations but users can choose “Document Type": Concepts, Doctri​nes, Handbooks, Policies, Factsheets, Directives, and Newsletters …
“Advanced Filters" include: Classification, Releasability, Level of Planning, Exercise Stage, Originator's HQ, Activity, Domain Disciplines, Other Disciplines, DOTMLPF-1 and Visibility.
“Reorder Results" tool allows users to select: Title, Activity, Document type and Document Date.
The number of results displayed can be increased by clicking in “See More"
There is an option “Export to Excel" available, and also “Save a search" to be used later.
“Refiners" includes more filters to the query.
Another way to find easily Documents is using hashtags. When sharing a document it's necessary to assign it a hashtag (#xxxxxxxxxxxxx) in the Keywords field (Categories), and after that you can use “My Saved Searches" based on those hashtags, and manage those documents later.​