# Search manager

Searches provide a method of listing any of the data from the database in a convenient, user-definable and easy-to-understand manner. A search is generally used when a list of data is required with no particular formatting as a requirement.

Searches form an important part of the system: this is often the means by which data from the system is extracted and analysed. Together with the Reporting subsystem, Searches provide the window to your data. Searches are completely user-definable, with no limit to the number or nature of the searches you perform.