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The Insight: Projects page Contacts page lists both the projects contacts that are a match associated with your CRM search and the projects that you have imported into your Salesforce the companies in your account. You can use the features on the Insight: Projects page Contacts page to filter and sort the project contact list, search for specific terms in projects contacts and view the project listing in Salesforce.
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How to use the Insight:
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The Insight: Projects Contacts page lists the Insight projects that are imported into your account based on your CRM search in Insightthe contacts that are associated with the companies in your Salesforce account. You can use the features on the page to review the projects contacts for potential opportunities, leads and other options. use in your account.
To use the Insight: Projects pageContacts page,
- use the features on the page to sort, filter, and search the list of projectscontacts. You can also view the the Insight details pages for the projects in Insightcontacts. Use the topics in this section for more information about performing these tasks.
- To view the details of a project in contact in Salesforce, click on the NameContact Name value in the column list to list to open the related details page. From there you can review and select the project for an opportunity, lead or other optioncontact for potential use in your account. For more information, see the Help topic for next to each feature in Salesforce.
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Applying View filters
You can apply a global filter to all of the projects in your account the full list of contacts by using the View feature at the top of the page.
To apply a View filter,
- in the View menu, select the option to use.
Result: The menu refreshes and the projects contacts displayed match your selected option.
The following page describes the options you can use in the View menu.
Option | Description | |
Projects Owned by Me | Projects that are assigned to your Salesforce All Project Contacts | The total number of contacts associated with the projects in the Search tab. Note that contacts are no longer shown in this list once the contact is converted to a Salesforce contact. |
My Project Contacts | All contacts associated with the projects in your account. | |
Recently Updated | ProjectsProjects updatedProject Contacts | Contacts with updates within the last 24 hours. |
Project Bid Dates within Next 7 Days | Projects scheduled to go to bid within the corresponding date range. | |
Project Bid Dates within Next 14 Days | ||
Project Bid Dates within Next 21 Days | ||
Project Bid Dates within Next 30 Days | ||
Project with Recently Updated Plans/Specs | Projects where the attached plans and specs with updates within the Recently Viewed Project Contacts | Contact listings that you have viewed in Salesforce within the last 24 hours. |
Recently Imported ProjectsProject Contacts | Projects Contacts imported into your your Salesforce account account within the last 24 hours. | |
Projects Flagged for Export by Me | Projects in Insight that you have manually flagged for export. |
Selecting and ordering the columns
You can select up to 10 columns to be displayed in the window. You can also select the left to right column order along the page.
Note: To select which columns are displayed on the page, see Understanding project For a description of the column values, see Understanding contact column values.
To open the column
in the selected menu...- click My Columns in the upper right section of the page.
selection menu,
- click My Columns in the upper right section of the page.
To select the columns to display,
- in the menu, select values in the Available Fields menu and then click the arrow for Add to move them to the Selected Fields menu.
To order the columns along the page,
- select the value in the Selected Fields menu and then click the arrow for either Up or Down.
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- select the value in the Selected Fields menu and then click the arrow for either Up or Down.
Searching the
projectscontacts in the list
The search feature at the top of the page lets you locate words that are used in the project contact listings on the page.
Note: You can only perform a simple search. Advanced and Boolean searching is not currently supported.
To search listings,
- enter the search terms in the search bar at the top of the page and then click the spy glass icon.
Result: The menu refreshes with the listings that match your search terrmsterms.
Note: Click the Insight: Search tab Contacts tab at the top of the window to reset the page.
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Using the Filters menu
You can apply filters to the projects contacts in the list to get the exact results that you want.
To use the Filters menu,
- select the filtering option from the list and then click Apply.
Result: The list refreshes with the revised results. Click Clear Filters to reset the menu.
Notes:
- To see all filters for an option, click the arrow > to expand the option menu.
- You can still apply filtering options even when the column for the selected option is not currently displayed in the window.
The following table describes all of the options that you can use to filter your projects contacts list. Note that the maximum number of columns you can only set ten columns to show at one timedisplay is ten.
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Project Contact Location | You can select United States and Canada, and all states, counties and provinces respectively. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Stage | Select to filter by the stage of a project, which can be the following:
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Project Category | Select to filter by the category of a project. Note that all categories are selected by default. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Material Code | Use to filter by the CSI Division code specified in the project documents. Click to expand the menu to filter by division and subdivisionContact Type | The type of work associated with the contact. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Open Project Value | The total value of the projects for all the contacts in your account. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Last Updated | Use the date menu to select the range for the most recent update to the project listing. All date ranges are selected by default. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Bidding Date Range | Use the date menu to select by upcoming bid date. All date ranges are selected by default. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Value | Enter either a minimum or maximum dollar value, or both. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Search Name | When present, select a search from the list to filter the list by the parameters of the selected search. |
Total Material Demand Value | The total Material Demand value of the projects associated with the contacts in your account. For more information, see Material Demand FAQs. |
Understanding the contact column values
The following table describes the column values for of the columns in the list. Note: To set which columns show in the list, see Selecting and ordering the columns. on the My Insight:Contacts page.
Field | Description |
Address Line 1Company | The | address for the project.
Address Line 2 | |
Bid Date | The date the project goes to bid. |
Bid Date Time | The time the project goes to bid. |
Categories | The categories for the project. |
City | The city where the project is located. |
Commence Date | The date that work on the project is expected to begin. |
Completion Date | The date that the project is expected to be finished. |
Contract Type | The type of contract, which is one of the following: General contractor, construction management, project management, design/build, and trade contract. |
County | The county or province where the project is located. |
Country | The country for the project, either United States or Canada. |
Created by ID | The Salesforce user that imported the project into Salesforce. This can be different than that Owner value. |
Created Date | The date the project was imported into Salesforce. |
Estimated Confirmed | Indicates if the project estimate is confirmed by the CMD Research Department. Values are:
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Estimated Value | The value for the project as estimated by the CMD Research Department. |
Floor Area | The total floor area for the project. |
Floor Above Ground | The number of floors for the project above ground or grade. |
Floor Below Ground | The number of floors for the project below ground or grade. |
Insight Project URL | The link to the project listing in Insight. |
Last Activity Date | The date of the most recent significant update to the project. |
Last Modified By | The person that made the most recent update to the project record. |
Last Updated | The date of the most recent significant update to the project. |
Last Referencedcompany associated with the contact. | |
Contact ID | The Insight ID for the company associated with the contact. |
Contact Name | The name of the company contact. |
Created By | The date the record was created. |
Created Date | The person that created the record. |
The email address for the contact. | |
Fax | The fax number for the contact. |
First Name | The first name of the contact |
Insight Company ID | The Insight ID for the company. For contacts, the company associated with the contact. |
Insight Participant Total Project Value | The total value for all projects in which the company for the contact is playing a role. |
Lead Source | The source for the lead, which is Insight. |
Last Modified By | The person that made the most recent update to the contact listing. |
Last Modified Date | The date of the most recent update to the contact listing. |
Last Name | The last name of the contact. |
Last Referenced Date | The most recent date that the project contact was either viewed or assigned a lead creation by the system administrator. |
Last Viewed Date | The last date the project record was last viewed by the user assigned the projectaccount owner for the contact. |
OwnerLinked-In Profile | The Salesforce user assigned the project. |
Ownership | How the project is owned, which can be city, state, county, private, or federal. |
Parent Category | The category for the parent project, as described in Parent Project ID below. |
Parent Project | When present, indicates that the project has multiple bid dates and contracts, and that there is another version of the project. |
Parent Project ID | The Insight ID for the parent project. |
Parking Spaces | The number of parking spaces for the project. |
Plan Specification Deposit | Indicates that a deposit for project documents is required. |
Plan Specification From | The company holding the project specifications documents, including the URL link to project documents, when present. |
Plan Specification URL | The URL for the project documents in Insight. |
Pre-bid Conference | Lists the date that the pre-bid conference is scheduled. |
Primary Project Contact | The primary contact person for the project. |
Primary Project Contact Phone | The phone for the primary contact for the project. |
Project ID | The Insight ID for the project. |
Project Name | The Insight name of the project. |
Prospective Projects | Indicates that the project is not fully verified by the CMD Research Department. |
Record Date | The date the project is entered into Insight. Also known as List Date. |
Site Area | The total site area of the project. |
SMS Indicator | Projects listed as service, maintenance and supply (SMS) are projects that include bids for construction materials or project materials (such as electronic equipment, furniture, and wiring). Also included is work for services or trades that are task specific, such as tree pruning, on-call, renewable, or as needed (such as snow removal). SMS bid opportunities typically call for ongoing services over time, rather than a single trade project (such as re-roofing). These services or supplies are construction related, typically performed by contractors who are also interested in construction project opportunities. Values are:
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Stage | The current stage of the project. |
Stage Comment 1 | Any comments about the current stage of the project, such as Working Drawings Completed. |
Stage Comment 2 | |
State/Province | The state or province where the project is located. |
Structures | The total number of structures for the project. |
Units | The total number of individual units, or structures, for the project. |
Work Type | The work type for the project, which can be Addition, Addition/Alteration, Alteration and New. |
Zip | The zip or postal code for the project |
URL for the LinkedIn profile for the contact. | |
Mailing City | The mailing address city for the contact. |
Mailing County | The county for the contact mailing address |
Mailing Postal Code | The mailing zip code for the contact. |
Mailing State / Province | The state or province for the contact mailing address. |
Mailing Street | The street address for the contact. |
Mailing Country | The country for the contact, either United States or Canada. |
Owner | The person assigned the company or contact record. |
Phone | The phone number for the contact. |
Title | The business title for the contact. |
Total Open Project Material Demand Value | The total estimated project value where the company for the contact is a participant using RS Means Material Demand. For more information, see Material Demand FAQs. |
Type | The role that the company for the contact typically plays on a project, such as Accommodations/Hospitality or Utilities. |