Perform an Advanced Station Search
This tutorial describes how to search for stations in Report Generator. This is an alternative to selecting stations one-by-one in the Select Stations list. The tutorial assumes that several stations have already been added to the Selected Stations list.
- Open Report Generator.
- Select the Create/Modify Report tab.
- Select the Advanced Search link.
- The Advanced Search page opens.
- In the Station Selection Criteria area, select search criteria from one or more of the entry fields.
- Select the Search button to show the stations that match the search criteria.
- Optionally, add individual stations that don't meet the specified criteria. This works like the Add Stations field in the Create/Modify Report tab.
- Specify the sort order for the stations in the Sort By: dropdown list.
Adding Additional Stations
Sometimes you'll need to add stations to your selection that do not match your selection criteria. For example, let's say you wanted all of the SNOTEL stations in Oregon, but also wanted to include one station from Washington. In this case, you would set the "State" field to "OR" and select the Network SNOTEL, select the Search button, and then add the additional station using the "Enter station(s)" input field in the Add additional stations section. This section works the same as the way you enter stations on the main Create/Modify Report page. You simple pick a network in the Select Network menu, and then enter the first few characters of the station id or station name to add and then click the station that you want to add. Stations that are added individually can be removed individually by clicking on the Remove link in the Actions column in the table of selected stations.
Note: Stations in the table that are a result of the station selection criteria will not have anything in the Actions column.
Close Button
Pressing the Close button will close the window and return you to the Create/Modify Report tab in Report Generator. When you return to the Create/Modify Report tab, any changes that you had made in the Advanced Station Selection screen will be reflected in the Selected Stations table.
More Information
Defining Search Criteria and Filtering Capabilities
This completes the Perform an Advanced Search tutorial.
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