Advanced search
Introduction
This article serves as a comprehensive guide designed to assist users in effectively navigating the Advanced Search page. It aims to provide clear instructions and helpful insights to ensure that users can easily access and utilize the various features available on this page. Whether you are a new user seeking to understand the layout and functionalities or an experienced user looking for specific information, this guide will equip you with the knowledge you need to make the most of the Advanced Search page.
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How to access the Advanced Search page
- Go to your Seller portal and at the top menu click on Search and input a query:
- Click on View All Items
- Clicking on View All Items will open the Advanced Search page
Working with the results grid
The Advanced Search page displays results in an interactive table format that you can customize to suit your needs.
Customizing your view
You can personalize how you view search results:
- Resize columns: Click and drag the column borders to make columns wider or narrower based on your preference
- Rearrange columns: Click and drag column headers to reorder them in the sequence that works best for you
- Scroll through data: Use horizontal scroll to view additional columns and vertical scroll to browse through all results
Navigating results
Move between pages of results using the pagination controls at the bottom of the grid to view all matching Offers.
Interactive elements
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Filter and sort icons: When you hover over column headers for 0.5 seconds, filter and sort icons appear, allowing you to quickly refine or organize your results
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Clickable offer names: Offer names appear in blue text, indicating they are clickable links that will take you to detailed Offer information
Finding specific values
When you search for a specific value, the system highlights matching text in yellow throughout the results, making it easy to quickly locate the information you're looking for.
Columns
The Advanced Search results are displayed in a table format with the following columns presented:
Offer
This column displays the offer name, which is the primary identifier for each product offering. The offer names are based on the search query entered by the user.
Internal ID
This column shows the AppXite Offer Internal ID, which is the unique identifier used internally by the system to track and manage offers. This ID is automatically generated and helps with precise offer identification and system operations.
External ID
This column displays the Microsoft or other vendor offer ID, which is the external identifier provided by the vendor. The system now supports partial matching for External IDs, allowing users to search using incomplete ID strings, similar to the subscription grid functionality.
Vendor
Select All or filter by specific vendors such as Microsoft, AvePoint, Acronis, Lenovo so that only offers from those vendors are shown. Multiple or single vendors can be selected. The system now shows only vendors that are available based on your current tenant configuration.
Offer Group
This field corresponds to offer groups retrieved from product marketing or set manually for offers. Filter options are adapted to show only relevant values for your current tenant. This helps categorize similar offers together for easier management.
Industry
List of industries the offer is intended for: Government, Education, Private Business, Nonprofit Price. Available options are filtered based on your tenant's relevant values. This allows users to find offers specifically targeted to their industry sector.
Country
List of countries (markets) where offers are available. The filter shows only countries relevant to your current tenant configuration. This helps users identify which offers are available in specific geographic markets.
Product
This column shows the associated product for each offer. The offer can be associated only with one product.
Category
This column displays the category classification for each offer. Categories help organize offers into logical groups such as "NCE" (New Commerce Experience), "Business Productivity", etc. and can be seen within the Catalogue:
Trial
This column indicates whether an offer is available as a trial version. Values are displayed as true/false based on the "Is Trial" value. You can filter to show only trial offers or exclude them from your results, helping users identify which offers can be tested before purchase.
Description
This column provides detailed information about each offer, including key features, capabilities, and use cases. Users can search within descriptions to find offers that match specific requirements or functionality needs.
Search capabilities
The Advanced Search page offers following search functionality:
- Cross-filtering: Search results are cross-filtered, meaning when you apply one filter, the available options in other filters are automatically updated to show only relevant combinations.
The following columns have filters enabled: Vendor, Offer Group, Industry, Country and Trial.
Each unique filter can be reset by selecting Reset option:
- External ID search: You can search using partial or full External ID matches, similar to the subscription grid functionality
- Product and Category search: The capability includes searching by Product names and categories in addition to Offer names
- Adaptive filtering: All filters are adapted to your current tenant, showing only relevant values and improving search accuracy
- Highlighted search results: When you search for specific values, they are highlighted in yellow in the results grid, making them easy to spot
Summary
This article serves as a comprehensive guide to navigating the Advanced Search page. It explains how to access the report through the Seller portal and details the various columns available, including Vendor, Offer Group, Industry, Country fields. The page provides interactive features such as resizable and rearrangeable columns, pagination controls, and highlighted search results. Some columns have specific filtering options to help users find relevant subscription data and provide further customization for viewing data.
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