Using Advanced Search in the Account Manager

You can create an advanced search to identify leads based on specific profile attributes. Additionally, you can search the information in both system fields and custom fields.

When creating advanced searches, you can create a new search, use a saved or recent advanced search, or set a saved search as the default within the Account Manager.

This article details information on the various methods available in creating an advanced search.

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Article Contents

• Creating Advanced Searches
• Adding Fields to Advanced Searches 
• Saving Advanced Searches
• Using Saved or Recent Advanced Searches
• Editing Saved Advanced Searches
• Deleting Saved Advanced Searches
• Setting Default Saved Advanced Searches

Available With:

Trial	✓
Essential	✓
Advanced	✓
Ultimate	✓

Toolbar:

Sales

Users:

Administrators	✓
Company Managers	✓
Marketing Managers	✓
Sales Managers	✓
Salespersons	✓
Jr. Salespersons	✓

Creating Advanced Searches

The Advanced Search function provides a more complete filtering of search results than the standard search toolbar. Advanced Search is a more direct search tool that allows you to modify your search terms for a more focused result.

Advanced Search has search fields for many different parameters. Advanced Search even allows for custom search fields based on the various fields attributed to your accounts.

To create an advanced search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Select applicable search filters in the Account section.
4. Optionally, add other system or custom fields.
5. Enter or configure any necessary options for the desired filters.
6. Click Search.

Note: Click Reset to clear all search filters.

Adding Fields to Advanced Searches 

There may be times where the default fields in the Advanced Search panel are not relevant to your search. It may be that other fields may contain information that is better suited to your search. You can add or remove system or custom fields to an advanced search as necessary.

To search for system or custom fields, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click + Add Fields.
4. Click the checkboxes for the desired system or custom fields.
5. Enter or configure any necessary options for the desired fields.
6. Click Search.

Note: Click Reset to clear all search filters. Click a previously selected checkbox to remove a selected field. 

Saving Advanced Searches

You can save an advanced search for future use. This allows you to pull up an advanced search without needing to enter search parameters.

To save an advanced search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar. 

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2. Click Advanced.
3. Select applicable search filters in the Account section.
4. Optionally, add other system or custom fields.
5. Enter any necessary options for the desired filters.
6. Click Search.
7. Click Save.
   

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8. Enter a name for the advanced search in the Name this search field.
9. Optionally, click the Make this my default search checkbox. And/or click the Make this search available to all users checkbox.
10. Click Save.
    
    

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Note: Click Reset to clear all search filters. 

Important: Be aware that you cannot overwrite an advanced search when attempting to save new parameters. You will need to save the updated search under a new name. 

Using Saved or Recent Advanced Searches

You can open and use a previously saved advanced search.

To use a saved or recent advanced search for another advanced search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar. 

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2. Click Advanced Search.
3. Click the    Searches drop-down menu.
4. Select the desired search.

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Note: Your three most recent searches will autosave under Recent Searches

Editing Saved Advanced Searches

You can edit the name and default status of an advanced search as needed.

To edit an advanced search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar. 

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2. Click Advanced.
3. Click the    Searches drop-down menu.
4. Hover over the desired search. Click    Edit.
   
   

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5. Enter a name for the advanced search in the Name this search field.
6. Click Save.
   
   

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Important: Be aware that this does not change the search parameters, and you will need to save any new parameters as a different advanced search. 

Deleting Saved Advanced Searches

You can delete an advanced search at any time. 

To delete an advanced search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar. 

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2. Click Advanced.
3. Click the    Searches drop-down menu.
4. Hover over the desired search. Click    Edit.

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5. Click Delete Search.
6. Click Delete.
   
   

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Setting Default Saved Advanced Searches

You can set an advanced search to display certain information by default every time you access the Account Manager.

To set or remove a saved search as a default search, do the following:

1. Click Sales > Accounts in the left toolbar. 

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2. Click Advanced.
3. Click the    Searches drop-down menu.
4. Hover over the desired saved search. Click    Make this your default search to set the search as default.
   
   

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Note: Click    This is your default search to remove the default status.