How can you add or delete databases from a ProQuest Dialog multi-file, multi-step alert?
There is no option to select/deselect databases in a multi-file, multi-step alert, the only option is to make use of the fdb (from databases) command.
The following steps will allow you to edit the database coverage for any alert.
Add a new database to an existing alert
- From the alerts tab in My Research select the alert in question
- Select the "Modify alert" option
- Either from the edit table or command line add the relevant fdb command(s) which represent the new database(s) to be added
- This should be added on the final search step of the alert
- Save the revised search strategy and save the modified alert
For this alert, the list of databases will now change and show the new database(s) added.
Delete a new database from an existing alert
- From the alerts tab in My Research select the alert in question
- Select the "Modify alert" option
- Either from the edit table or command line add the relevant fdb command(s) which represent all the revised databases to be searched
- This should be added on the final search step of the alert
- Save the revised search strategy and save the modified alert
For this alert, the list of databases will now change and show the revised list of databases.