You can form a search query:

1. By recognized vehicles (the Search by vehicles tab).
2. By alarm events (the Search by alarms tab).
   

Creating a search query by recognized vehicles

To create a search query by recognized vehicles, do the following:

1. Go to the Search by vehicles tab (1).
2. In the Vehicle's license plate group:
   
   

   1. From the Search operation drop-down list (2), select a logical construction, used for uniting several elements of the key phrase, which correspond to the LP numbers or their parts that are being searched:

      • AND—for searching by numbers, containing all the elements of the key phrase;

      • OR—for searching by numbers, containing at least one element of the key phrase.

   2. In the field (3), enter the key phrase. The elements of the key phrase can be separated by comma "," or semicolon ";".

      The key phrase can include usual characters and picture-characters in the required combination.

      Picture-characters	Description of a picture-character	Example of search query
      %	Any number of any characters	Search query A%385%78 returns LP numbers, containing the elements A, 385 and 78, divided by any number of characters, for example AO38578 and A385MK78
      _ (underscore)	Any single character	Search queries _91_AT_7 and T9__AT07 return the LP number T919AT07
      []	Any single character within the range [A-E] or in the set [ABCDE]	Search query [E-M][2-5]53 returns LP numbers, containing the sequence of four characters. The sequence ends in 53, the first character belongs to the range E-M, the second one belongs to the range 2-5, for example, K453MH02, M253BT63
      [^]	Any single character outside the range [^A-E] or the set [^ABCDE]	Search query [^E-M]499 returns LP numbers, containing the sequence of four characters. The sequence ends in 499, the first character does not belong to the range E-M, for example B499BK57 and H499578

      
      

   3. Set the License plate not recognized checkbox (4) if it is necessary to display all numbers.

      The License plate not recognized checkbox is available only if the OR logical construction is selected in the Search operation drop-down list.

   4. Set the Partly recognized checkbox (5) if it is necessary to display partially recognized numbers.
   5. Set the 'Space' in car number checkbox (6) if it is necessary to display the numbers that contain a space between the characters.
   6. Set the Acceptable error amount checkbox (7) to display the numbers with the errors (character mismatches), the amount of which is indicated in the drop-down list.
   7. From the Report type drop-down list (8), select the type of vehicle search:
      1. Passes—standard search.
      2. Escort vehicles—search for all vehicles that have been recorded near the specified vehicle within the time interval set in the Interval before/after, s parameter.

   8. In the Interval before/after, s field (9), specify the time in seconds within which it is necessary to search for the vehicle.

      This parameter is available if the Escort vehicles value is selected in the Report type drop-down list.

   9. In the Min. number of occurrences field (10), specify the minimum number of vehicle records within the time set in the Interval before/after, s parameter.

      This parameter is available if the Escort vehicles value is selected in the Report type drop-down list.

3. In the Regional code group, set the checkboxes for those regional codes, the events for which must be returned during search.
   

   Only those regional codes are displayed, the license plate of which has already been recognized earlier, since this information is received from the database of recognized license plates.

4. In the LP region group, set the checkboxes for those regions, the events from which must be returned during search.
   

   Only those regions are displayed, the license plate of which has already been recognized earlier, since this information is received from the database of recognized license plates.

5. In the LP colors group, select color of regional code and basic color of the license plate.
   

   Only those license plate colors are displayed, the license plate of which has already been recognized earlier, since this information is received from the database of recognized license plates.

6. In the Date/Time group, specify the time range within which the required events have been registered. By default, this range is not activated (the from and to checkboxes are clear). To activate it, set the from and/or to checkboxes and then click the button and in the appeared calendar, set the required date. Enter the required time in the field From and/or To. If you select only the lower or upper limit, the search query returns the events, registered before or after the set time, respectively. To disable the search by date and time, clear the from and to checkboxes.
   

7. In the Plate recognizers group, set the checkboxes for those plate recognizers, the events from which must be returned during search.
   

   Information about objects deleted from Axxon PSIM isn't displayed in the Plate recognizers group. To search by deleted servers of plate recognizers, in the View menu of the Event search in the Recognizers DBs window, select Show deleted. After this, all deleted LPR channels are displayed in the Plate recognizers group. Set checkboxes for those plate recognizers which you want to use during search.

8. In the External DB group, set the checkboxes for those external databases, the events of finding the recognized number from which must be returned during search.
   
   

   The External database group contains a list of all databases that have ever been used together with the Vehicle Tracer module, but, by default, databases deleted from Axxon PSIM aren't displayed in the list. To search by deleted databases, in the View menu of the Event search in the Recognizers DBs window, select Show deleted. As a result, all external databases deleted from the system are displayed in the list. Set checkboxes for those databases which you want to use during search.

9. From the Registered speed group, select the required filter of vehicle speed and then enter the threshold values of vehicle speed. The following speed filters are available:
   
   
   • <not important>—events of the vehicle, moving with any speed will be returned;
   • more—events of the vehicle, moving with a speed, exceeding a threshold value, will be returned;
   • less—events of the vehicle, moving with a speed, not exceeding a threshold value, will be returned;
   • interval—events of the vehicle, moving with a speed, belonging to a specified interval threshold values, will be returned;
10. From the Direction drop-down list, select the required filter by the direction of vehicle movement. The following direction filters are available:
    
    
    • <no matter>—events of the vehicle, moving in any direction relative to the license plate recognition camera will be returned;
    • undefined—events of the vehicle, which direction of movement is undefined, will be returned;
    • from the camera—events of the vehicle, moving away from the license plate recognition camera will be returned;
    • to the camera—events of the vehicle, moving towards the license plate recognition camera will be returned;
    • to the right—events of the vehicle, moving to the right of the license plate recognition camera will be returned;
    • to the left—events of the vehicle, moving to the left of the license plate recognition camera will be returned.

11. In the Countries group, set the checkbox for the country, the events from which must be returned during search.
    

    Only those countries are displayed, the license plate of which has already been recognized earlier, since this information is received from the database of recognized license plates.

12. In the Comment group:
    
    
    1. From the Search operation list (1), select a logical construction, used for uniting several elements of the key phrase, corresponding to the comments to the events that are being searched for:
       • AND—for searching by comments, containing all the elements of the key phrase;
       • OR—for searching by comments, containing at least one element of the key phrase.
    2. In the field (2), enter the key phrase, containing one or several elements separated by a comma and corresponding to the comments to the events, which are being searched for, and which were specified in the Online monitor window (see Adding comments to the events).

    3. Set the Empty comment checkbox (3) to include the uncommented events in the search.

       This parameter is available if the OR logical construction is selected in the Search operation drop-down list.

    4. Set the Non-empty comment checkbox (4) to include only the commented events in the search.
13. From the Validity list, select the required validity filter and then enter the threshold of validity values. The following validity filters are available:
    
    
    • <not important>—events of the vehicles, which numbers have been recognized with any validity, will be returned;
    • more—events of the vehicles, which numbers have been recognized with validity, exceeding the entered threshold value, will be returned;
    • less—events of the vehicles, which numbers have been recognized with validity, not exceeding the entered threshold value, will be returned;
    • interval—events of the vehicles, which numbers have been recognized with validity, belonging to the specified interval of threshold values, will be returned.
14. In the Recognition cameras field, set the checkboxes for the cameras, the events from which must be returned during search.
    
15. In the Vendor group, set the checkbox for the vendors, from which vehicles you want to return events during search.
    
    
16. In the Model group, set the checkbox for the vehicle models, the events from which you want to return during search.
    
    
17. In the Type group, set the checkbox for the vehicle types, the events from which you want to return during search.
    
    
18. In the Vehicle color group, set the checkbox for the vehicle colors, the events from which you want to return during search.
    
    
19. In the Category group, set the checkbox for those categories of vehicles, the events from which you want to return during search.
    
    

To clear the Search by vehicles tab from the entered search criteria, click the Reset button.

Creating a search query by alarms

To create the search query by alarms, do the following:

1. Go to the Search by alarms tab (1).
   
2. Repeat steps 2-8 of the Creating the search query by recognized vehicles section as applied to the interface elements of the Search by alarms tab.

3. From the Permitted speed list, select the required speed filter, permitted on the controlled road area and then enter the threshold speed values in km/h. The following filters of the permitted speed are available:
   

   • <not important>—events, registered on the road area with any permitted speed will be returned;

   • more—events, registered on the road area with any permitted speed, exceeding the entered threshold value will be returned;

   • less—events, registered on the road area with any permitted speed, not exceeding the entered threshold value will be returned;

   • interval—events, registered on the road area with the permitted speed, that belong to the entered threshold value interval will be returned.

4. From the Alarm handling delay, s list, select the required filter according to the alarm handling delay and then in the fields, enter the threshold values of delay time in seconds. The following filters of alarm handling delay are available:
   

   • <not important>—alarm events, accepted in any time after being registered or unaccepted at all, will be returned;

   • more—alarm events, accepted with a delay, exceeding the entered threshold value, will be returned;

   • less—alarm events, accepted with a delay, not exceeding the entered threshold value, will be returned;

   • interval—alarm events, accepted with a delay, belonging to the entered threshold value interval, will be returned.

5. From the Alarm processed list, select the required alarm processing filter. The following alarm processing filters are available: 
   
   
   • <no matter>—both processed and unprocessed events will be returned;
   • alarm is not processed—only unprocessed events will be returned;
   • alarm processed—only processed events will be returned.

6. In the Alarm accepted by group, set the checkboxes for the operators who received the alarm events to display these events in the search query.
   

   This parameter is available if the <not important> or alarm processed value is selected in the Alarm processed list (see above).

7. In the Alarm type group, set the checkboxes for the alarms, which must be returned in the results of a search query:
   

   • Alarm is set by operator—manually initiated alarm events will be returned;
   • Entered the oncoming lane—events, for which entering the oncoming lane has been registered, will be returned;
   • Marking rules violation—events, for which the violation of marking rules has been registered, will be returned;
   • Parking rules violation—events, for which the violation of parking rules has been registered, will be returned;
   • Plate number is found in the DB—events of the vehicles, which license plates have been found in the external database, will be returned;
   • Red light violation—events, for which running a red light has been registered, will be returned;
   • Red light violation at intersection—events, for which running a red light at intersection has been registered, will be returned;
   • Run over stop line—events, for which stopping over the stop line has been registered, will be returned;
   • Speeding—events, for which speeding has been registered, will be returned;

   • Stop over crosswalk line—events, for which stopping over the crosswalk line at the stoplight has been registered, will be returned.

8. In the Comment from external DB group:
   
   
   1. From the Search operation list (1), select the logical construct which is used to combine several elements of the key phrase, that correspond to the comments to the events you are searching for in external databases:
      • AND—to search for comments that contain all elements of the key phrase;
      • OR—to search for comments that contain at least one element of the key phrase.
   2. In the field (2), enter a key phrase consisting of one or more elements, separated by commas, that correspond to the comments to the events you are searching for in external databases that are specified in the External DB group (see Creating the Active tracking database).

9. From the Speeding list, select the required speeding filter and then enter the threshold values of speeding in km/h. The following filters of the speeding are available:
   

   • <not important>—events of the vehicle, moving with any speeding or with the absence of it, will be returned;

   • more—events of the vehicle, moving with speeding, exceeding the entered threshold value, will be returned;

   • less—events of the vehicle, moving with speeding, less than the entered threshold value, will be returned;

   • interval—events of the vehicle, moving with speeding, in the entered range of threshold values, will be returned.

     This parameter is available if the Speeding checkbox is set in the Alarm type group. The value of speeding is calculated as a difference between the fixed vehicle speed and the speed, permitted on the controlled area of the road.

10. From the Red light shows at, s list, select the required filter for the red light start and then in the fields, enter the threshold values in seconds. The following filters of the running a red light are available:
    

    • <not important>—events of the vehicles, which violated a red light, will be returned;

    • more—events of the vehicles, which violated a red light after the entered threshold value of the red light start, will be returned;

    • less—events of the vehicles, which violated a red light before the entered threshold value of the red light start, will be returned;

    • interval—events of the vehicles, which violated a red light within the entered range of threshold values of the red light start, will be returned.

      This parameter is available if the Red light violation checkbox is set in the Alarm type group.

11.  In the Alarm initiated by field, select the required operators who initiated alarm events. The corresponding alarm events will be displayed in the search results.
    

    This parameter is available if the Alarm is set by operator checkbox is set in the Alarm type group.

To clear the Search by alarms tab from the entered search criteria, click the Reset button.

Starting a search

After forming a search query by vehicles or by alarms, click the Find button.

As a result, a table with search results that match the entered search criteria is displayed:

If the Escort vehicles report type was selected, the search results table looks like this: