Configuring PT Report

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Selecting Politicians

When following the demo scripts steps, please use the politicians specified by the script. PolTrack currently uses a test database that includes only members of the U.S. Congress elected before 2017. We expect to have an updated database available in the summer of 2024.

Open PolTrack app and click Configuration in the top menu.

  1. Click Add Politicians
  2. Enter senator + florida in search input box and click SEARCH.
  3. Click the checkbox next to Rubio, Marco A to select this politician.
  4. Enter desant* in search input box and click SEARCH.
  5. Select DeSantis, Ronald D and click BACK.

Selecting Action Opinions by Provider Name

  1. Click the more icon (⋮) to the right of DeSantis, Ronald D and select Add Action Opinions.
  2. Make sure BY INFO PROVIDER tab is selected and click GET INFO PROVIDERS.
  3. In the search results, click the checkbox next to American Conservative Union.
  4. Click Filter by provider name toggle button and confirm the deletion of previous search results.
  5. Type cons* in the input box below the toggle button, hit ENTER, and click NEW SEARCH.
  6. In the search results, click the checkbox next to League of Conservation Voters, scroll up if needed, and click BACK.

Selecting Action Opinions by Action Keywords

  1. Click the more icon (⋮) to the right of Rubio and select Add Action Opinions.
  2. Click vertical more (three vertical dots) icon to the right of DeSantis, Ronald D and select Add Action Opinions.
  3. Click BY ACTION KEYWORDS tab, type guns "social security" including the double quote marks in action keywords input box, and click SEARCH ACTIONS.
  4. Select (click the checkbox next to) the first search result item (2017 Senate roll call vote 66).
  5. Scroll down in the search results if necessary and find the action opinion labeled S. 731 introduced in 2015 from provider National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
  6. Click the blue [more] link. Close the pop-up by clicking the Close button at the bottom of the page.
  7. Select the S. 731 introduced in 2015 action opinion by clicking its checkbox and click BACK to return to the main Report Configuration page.

Re-using Configuration

The PolTrack app saves the most recent PT Report configuration in your browser.

  1. Close the web browser window or tab in which the PolTrack app is running.
  2. Re-open PolTrack in the same browser you had used before. (For example, if you used Firefox, be sure to re-open PolTrack in Firefox.)
  3. You should see the PT Report configuration you had used last. If you followed the above script exactly, that configuration should consist of two politicians:
    • DeSantis, Ronald D with two info providers: American Conservative Union and League of Conservation Voters.
    • Rubio, Marco A also with two info providers: Gunowners of America and National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.