Find within a portal

[clio1]

I have two departments that report to me that I must track in my scheduling database. My schedule is viewed in a Portal. Occasionally I need to view only the jobs in one specific department. I have a script which identifies each department with a hidden text field. I am trying to perform a find (via script) so that I can view a specific department within the portal and I am still getting all records. It sounds simple, I think im missing something thats right in front of me

[dkemme]

Describe the relationship between the table the layout is based upon and the data shown in the portal you are trying to find a bit more.