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You can search for projects and companies using keywords and phrases that you want to find in project listings, project documents, company listings and associated contacts. You can create and save a new search and run a recently used search. You can also add search tags and rename and edit any of your saved searches. 

 Where to start your search 

What you can find

Where you start your search

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How you get there

  • Projects

  • Project documents

  • Project titles

  • Companies

  • Recent searches

  • Saved searches

The search fly-out menu:

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  • Hover over the spyglass.
  • Click the down arrow to switch between project search options and companies

The Find Opportunities page search bar:

  • Click the spyglass icon.
  • Click the down arrow to switch between projects and companies.
  • Click Projects to select Title and Documents.
  • Click the down arrow to access recent and saved searches.

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Running a new search    

To start a new search for projects, documents and companies, your search begins from the search fly-out menu or from the Find Opportunities page. 

Note: For information about using special characters with search, see Search rules and tips. 

To run a new search, 

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From either the search fly-out menu or the Find Opportunities page, click the down arrow and select the type of search you want to run:

  • Project
  • Document (only from the Find Opportunity menu)
  • Title (only from the Find Opportunity menu)
  • Company



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A keyword search can be used to find specific words or phrases in projects, project documents and company listings.

In the search bar,

  • for projects, enter the words and phrases that you want to find in project listings and documents.
  • for companies, enter the name you want to find in company listings. 
    Note: You can use special characters in your search.

Using the Match Score

Optionally, you


Using keyword highlighting

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When you use keywords with your document search, Document viewer opens to the first instance of your keyword in the document set and your keyword is highlighted anywhere it appears in the document set.

Using your Match Score
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You can search for only those projects that are a match with the selected trades and service area you have setup for your account.

To use this feature,

  • click Show Match Score at the top right of the window. Your results will include a green score for each project. For more information, see Setting Predict Preferences.


To begin your search, enter one of the following in the search bar:

  • for projects, enter the words and phrases that you want to find in project listings and documents.
  • for companies, enter the name you want to find in company listings. 
    Note:
See Setting Predict Preferences for more information
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From either search location, click the spyglass icon on the search bar to run the search.

Result: Your search runs and the results are displayed in the Find Opportunities pane.

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See the following to continue:

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Saving a search  

You can save any of your searches for future use. All of your applied filters are saved with the search. You can save an existing saved search with a new name or different search criteria, or both. You can also add search tags and set a default search for your account. 

To save a search

1

Once a search runs, click the Save Search button.

Result: The Save Project Search menu is displayed:

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In the Save Search menu,

  • enter the name for the search.

The following table describes the additional information you can add to your saved search.

OptionDescription
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Create search tag

Search tags are color coded markers that appear on project and company listings that indicate a match with the criteria of a specific search. A single listing can be returned in a search with multiple tags depending on the criteria of the tagged search.  

To create a search tag,

  • click Create Search Tag.
  • In the menu, select the color you want to apply to the search.

Result: The menu closes and the tag appears when a listing matches the criteria of the search. 

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Set as defaultUse this option to set the search to run automatically each time you log in.
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Applied FiltersThis is the list of filters used for the search. You can remove a filter by clicking the X on the tab for the filter.
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When you are ready, click Save to save the search.

Result: The search now appears in your list of saved searches.

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Running a saved or recent search

Your saved and recent searches are listed in both the fly-out menu and on the Find Opportunities page. To run either type of search, 

  • click on the name of the search.
    Result: Your search runs and the results are displayed in the Find Opportunities window.  
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Editing a saved search  

You can edit any saved search to have different criteria, including applied filters, tags and name.  

To edit a saved search

OptionDescription
Edit filters
  • Run the search
  • Change any of the filtering options
  • Click Save Search.
  • On the Save Project Search menu, click Save. 
    Result: The search is saved with the new filters.
Save as a new search
  • Run the search. 
  • Click Save Search.
  • Enter the new name in the Save Project Search box.
  • Click Save As New Search.
Rename search
  • Run the search. 
  • Click Save Search.
  • Enter the new name in the Save Project Search box.
  • Click Save.
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Using the Managed Saved Search menu

The Managed Saved Search menu lets you rename and delete your searches and change the color of a tagged search. 

To use the Managed Searches menu,

1

Click inside the search bar and select Manage Saved Searches in the popup box.

Result: The Managed Saved Searches menu is displayed:

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The line for each search contains options for editing the search name and the tag color for tagged searches. You can also delete a search by clicking the trashcan icon.

To edit the search name,

  • make any changes in the name box. Click Update to see the edited name in the Preview section.

To change the search tag color,

  • click on the tag color and select the new color from the palate. Click Update to see the edited color in the Preview section.
3Click Close Window when you are finished. Your changes are automatically saved.