Search Rules

Search Rules determine how the system is going to find a qualified substitute to fill an assignment. Each classification has a search rule attached to it. The search rule determines which lists apply to jobs for a given classification, and the order in which those lists are used to call substitutes. The system provides four standard search rules:

• Typical I
• Typical II
• Specialized I
• Specialized II

You can also create custom search rules to meet a location's needs and policies.

While search rules determine the order in which lists are used for a job's location and classification, the search type determines where the system starts calling on each level within a given list. Refer to Classifications for these search types.

The Restart Search step in the search rule indicates that the system starts over for each job in its search through prior lists beginning with Step 1. If you add substitutes to the list after the job callout begins, the new substitutes on the list will be considered for the job opportunity. The restart allows another opportunity for the system to call qualified substitutes who were not reached on the first attempt. Substitutes who decline the job are not called again. Substitutes are called in ID order once the search type has determined the starting substitute for the list and sublist.

The Do Not Use list is always consulted prior to qualifying any substitute to be called.