Update the default search query

I find it really annoying that the default search query is completely hard coded - surely it should be something the Supervisor should be able to update? For instance, we'd prefer to use Primary Addressee rather than Constituent Name; would like the Cons ID to be the second column rather than the fourth; would like to include Post Code. Although I can encourage users to use a non-default query with these features, it's really easy to accidentally revert to the default and I can't make them.

We've recently made a change to flagging deceased records: we used to add "(deceased)" to the end of surname, now we don't. When using the default query, that means users can no longer easily see who's deceased or not. It's not a massive issue but it did highlight the fact that I can't change the default to suit our organisation.

There are actually quite a few defaults I'd like to change!

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  • Aug 13 2014
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