Last updated October 13, 2023
Individual user preferences enable you to customize your CrimeTracer experience. The preferences that you set will be your new default and will be saved even after you log out. You can always access and update you preferences by clicking on your username and selecting User Preferences.
The first available preference allows you to narrow your results using one or more Keywords. Keywords are prioritized over other words — adding them will ensure they appear in every search you do.
You can add Keywords by typing them into the textbox, separated by commas then clicking Save. In the example, you can expect "Bart PD" to appear in the Quick Search results without having to type "Bart PD" every time a search is done.
Ranking allows you to rank results by terms. Follow the steps below to start ranking your results.
In the example, you can expect any documents with the words “vehicle auto” in the title to appear at the top of your Quick Search results.
The terms you have saved will appear in the table as shown. Click Remove when you no longer prioritize the term.
One way this can be particularly useful is to add an agency to the terms list, appearing in the entire document. This will ensure documents from the selected agency are ranked higher than documents from other agencies.
A user may now limit their Quick Search to specific source systems. In preferences you may select the source system you wish to search. These are saved and used each time you perform a Quick Search until removed.
Users can have CrimeTracer alerts sent via email when their alerts are triggered. To configure this in Quick Search Preferences select "Email Alerts."