Searching for Service Users
The Clients page lists every Service User in your organisation and gives you a single search box to narrow it down.
Opening the list
Select Clients in the sidebar. The page loads with all Service Users, most recently added first, ten to a page.
Searching
Type into the Search clients... box at the top of the page. Results filter automatically a moment after you stop typing — there is no need to press Enter.
The search matches:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
- Phone number
The search box does not match against a Service User's reference number or date of birth, even though both appear as columns in the results. To find someone by reference number, browse the list or ask them (or their referral) for their name instead.
Results table
| Column | Shows |
|---|---|
| ID | The Service User's reference number |
| Name | First and last name |
| Alias | An alternative name on file, if any |
| Age | Calculated from date of birth |
| Whānau | A link to the family group this person belongs to, if they're linked to one |
| External Ref | A reference number from an external system, if recorded |
| Actions | View profile and start a new entry |
Click anywhere on a row to open that Service User's details page. The Actions column offers the same view action plus a shortcut to start a new Referral for that person, which takes you straight into the Referral wizard with them pre-selected.
Pagination
Results are paged 10, 20, or 50 at a time — choose a page size from the control at the bottom of the table. The footer shows how many records you're viewing (for example "Showing 1–10 of 47") and Previous/Next buttons to move between pages.
Creating a new client from here
There is no New Client button on this page. New Service Users are created from wherever they're needed:
- While creating a Referral, if a search for the person turns up nothing
- From an existing Service User's Whānau tab, when adding a new family member who isn't already in the system
Both of those creation flows search first. If you're not sure whether someone is already in the system, try a couple of name spellings before creating a new record — duplicates fragment a person's history and are not simple to merge afterwards.
Related topics
- Viewing Client Details
- Family Relationships
- Finding or Creating the Client — the same search, used while starting a referral