User Search

You can search for all documents, in the Search Pane, and folders that have been created, checked out, owned, or last modified by a particular user. You can search for both Laserfiche users and domain account users (such as Windows users).

ClosedTo perform a user search in the Laserfiche Windows client
  1. In the Search Pane, click Customize Search and select User.
  2. In the search option, type the name of a user or click Browse  to select a user. If you want to search for a domain account, type the domain followed by a backslash and then the user name.

    3. Example: DOMAIN\JSMITH

    Note: While you may be able to browse to and select a domain group, searching by group will not return any results. You can only search for entries relating to a particular user, not to all members of a group.

  3. Select the search type (Created By, Owned By, Checked Out By and/or Last Modified By) for the search you want to perform.
  4. Click Search.
ClosedTo perform a user search in the Laserfiche web client
  1. In the Search Pane, click Select a search type and select one of the following searches: ClosedCreated By, ClosedOwned By, ClosedChecked Out By, and/or Last Modified By.

    Note:Not all searches will be listed in the Select a search type list by default. To select a search type that is not in the list, click More... and choose the search type from the list.

  1. In the search option, type the name of a user. If you want to search for a domain account, type the domain followed by a backslash and then the user name.

    2. Example: DOMAIN\JSMITH

    Note: Searching by group will not return any results. You can only search for entries relating to a particular user, not to all members of a group.

  2. Click Search.

Tip: To search for multiple users or to add flexibility to searches, use advanced user search syntax.