Navigating SOLAR Tips and Tricks

This KB Article References:

SOLAR's Primary Navigation

Screenshot of the SOLAR Main Navigation Menu

  • Click Home to go back to the Homepage.
  • Click Add to Favorites to bookmark a page to refer back to it (within SOLAR).
  • Click Sign out to leave SOLAR.

Additional Features & Functions

  1. Use the options at the top right of the records list when viewing records..
    Screenshot of the other options toolbar
    • Customize - the data by personalizing the columns and change the sort order
    • Find - a keyword among the records
    • View All - data with rather than scrolling through the pages
    • Screenshot of the Open Data in New Window Icon- Pops data into its own window
    • Screenshot of the Download data into Spreadsheet Icon - Download the data into a spreadsheet.  *You may have to scroll horizontally to see this button.
    • Screenshot of the paging bar - User the arrows to scroll through the pages of data
    • Screenshot of the Download to Excel button Some of the report pages have a Download to Excel button. Click this button to download the information to an Excel spreadsheet.
  2. At the bottom of most pages..
    Screenshot of the Save, Next and Preview buttons
    Save – FREQUENTLY!!
    Return to Search - brings you back to the search page so that you can search for another record.
    Next in List - brings you to the next record in the search result list. This is especially helpful when you are approving time sheets.
  3. You may see the word Processing blinking in the right upper corner of the window. You cannot do anything until it stops blinking.
    Screenshot of the Function Processing Wheel
  4. Using the Look up Function:

Screenshot of the Lookup Button (Magnifying Glass)Some fields have a magnifying glass (Lookup button) next to them. Click this button to go to the Lookup page for this field. 
In this example we are looking up 4-digit Zips:

Screenshot of the Zip + 4 Look up screen

  • Click the Lookup button on this page and a list of valid values will be displayed.
  • Use the arrows or View All to scroll through the choices.
  • Click a value to select it.
  • Or, click Cancel to return to the original page without selecting a value.
  • Click Clear to clear the search and start over.
This Content Last Updated:
01/23/2026

Supported By


Customer Engagement and Support

Need Help? The fastest way to get support is by submitting a request through our ticketing system.

Get Help With SOLAR
This KB Article References:
Estimated Read Time:
1 minutes
This Content Last Updated:
01/23/2026