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# Searching for data requests using basic search
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Data requests can only be searched for by Data Request Approvers and Administrators.
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Tablion's basic search allows users to quickly and easily find data requests based on a single query, which is checked against the following data request fields:
* Reference number
* Title
* Purpose
* User email.
## How to search for data requests using basic search
1. Select 'Manage data requests' from your username dropdown.
2. Select the search field, then enter your desired search terms.
**Note:** If searching for a data request's reference number, Tablion will only recognise the following formats, where '0\*' represents **one or more** zeroes:
* '\[Reference number]'
* 'DR\[Reference number]'
* '0\*\[Reference number]'
* 'DR0\*\[Reference number]'
3. Select 'Search'.
4. The data requests list will be filtered in accordance to your search terms.
