Index: lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java
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diff -u -r3667835e31310dd9c09421264275fdb08ddd7123 -r7e111dfceb5cb118a72e4397389473ab07ad2ca7
--- lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java	(.../GradebookAction.java)	(revision 3667835e31310dd9c09421264275fdb08ddd7123)
+++ lams_gradebook/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/gradebook/web/action/GradebookAction.java	(.../GradebookAction.java)	(revision 7e111dfceb5cb118a72e4397389473ab07ad2ca7)
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@
 	Integer courseID = WebUtil.readIntParam(request, AttributeNames.PARAM_ORGANISATION_ID);
 	Organisation organisation = (Organisation) userService.findById(Organisation.class, courseID);
 	
+	// in case of toolbar searching (which uses different parameters than a single field searching) get those parameters 
+	if (isSearch && (searchField == null)) {
+	    searchField = GradebookConstants.PARAM_ROW_NAME;
+	    searchOper = GradebookConstants.SEARCH_CONTAINS;
+	    searchString = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, GradebookConstants.PARAM_ROW_NAME, true);
+	}
+	
 	Set<Lesson> lessons = (Set<Lesson>) organisation.getLessons();
 	if (lessons == null) {
 	    return null;
Index: lams_gradebook/web/gradebookCourseMonitor.jsp
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diff -u -rcc0c5a2ae73ed6f08dbd2291f7cd815e23d0b033 -r7e111dfceb5cb118a72e4397389473ab07ad2ca7
--- lams_gradebook/web/gradebookCourseMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookCourseMonitor.jsp)	(revision cc0c5a2ae73ed6f08dbd2291f7cd815e23d0b033)
+++ lams_gradebook/web/gradebookCourseMonitor.jsp	(.../gradebookCourseMonitor.jsp)	(revision 7e111dfceb5cb118a72e4397389473ab07ad2ca7)
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 				height:'auto',
 				ignoreCase: true
 			});
-			jQuery("#lessons-jqgrid").jqGrid('filterToolbar',{stringResult: true, searchOnEnter: true, defaultSearch: 'cn'});
+			jQuery("#lessons-jqgrid").jqGrid('filterToolbar');
 
 			var languageLabelWait = "<fmt:message key='gradebook.coursemonitor.wait'/>";