Searching for staff members

To search for staff members:

See Searching in the Introduction manual for information on how to use the search tools.

Note: If the staff member is not found, click to add a new staff member from this window. See Creating new staff members.

In the Set Staff Search Criteria window, type in the information you know about the staff member or group.

Set Staff Search Criteria window key fields
Staff area fields

Field	Description
ID	Synergetic ID of the staff member, if known. Automatically generated by Synergetic when you create a new staff member.
Tagged IDs	Limit search to a list of tagged Synergetic IDs.
Surname	Staff members with matching last name.
Preferred	Staff members with matching preferred name.
School Staff Code	Select a staff member by selecting their unique staff code from the drop-down list, which lists staff members and their codes. Tip: This is a useful way to quickly locate a staff member. Type the first letter of their staff code to automatically filter the drop-down list.
Vehicle Registration	Search for staff members based on a vehicle they have listed.
External Registration Number	Search for staff members based on external registration numbers used by your organisation. For example, ICON schools can use this field to search for staff members based on their C-Number. Note: You can re-label this field using the ExternalRegNumber:Caption configuration setting. See ExternalRegNumber_Caption configuration setting. Note: You can make this field read-only using the ExternalRegNumber:ReadOnly configuration setting. See ExternalRegNumber_ReadOnly configuration setting.

Other area fields

Field	Description
Campus	Campus the staff members are based at.
Sub School	Subschool the staff member belongs to.
Category	Category for the staff members. For example, administration staff, teaching staff, maintenance staff.
Form	Form the staff members are responsible for.
House	House the staff members belong to.
Department	Department the staff members belong to. For example, the Mathematics department.
Job Position	Search by job position the staff member holds.
Active Staff	Either select: Ignore to ignore whether they are active or not Yes to only include active staff No to not include active staff.
Teaching Staff	Either select: Ignore to ignore whether they are teaching staff or not Yes to only include teaching staff No to not include teaching staff.
Applied for Professional Development	Search for staff members who have applied for professional development. That is, staff members whose personal development course status has a SynergyMeaning of Application. See Staff Maintenance - P.D. tab. Also see luStaffTrainingStatus lookup table in the System maintenance manual.