Modify a search

It is possible for the owner of a search to modify it after it has been launched.

If you are the owner of a search, and you feel that the results returned are not relevant, you can decide to relaunch your search by changing some of its characteristics.

Access to modification

From the catalog

Click on the button at the top right of your search card to see the "Edit query" function appear:

From the search

While your search is retrieving documents, you can click on "Edit query" located at the right of the progress bar:

You can also edit your query by clicking on the query title. A window will open with the "Edit query" button:

Editing options

Once you've clicked on "Edit query", the search launch window with the pre-filled info from your previous query will appear. You can now modify everything:

The query
Language
Date
Lists (if present)
Blacklists applied

Once you've made your changes, click on "Check Modifications" at the bottom right of the window. A comparison table will appear where you can check the information you've changed: information removed is crossed out, information added is bolded.

Before launching your modified search, you have the option of keeping your old search or deleting it:

You'll find your modified search in first position in the "My latest searches" section.