Find Advertiser
Use Find Advertiser to search for Advertisers already in your database. Advertiser information is stored in the database by the fields completed in the Add - Advertiser process. When using the Find - Advertiser form, you search for a desired Advertiser using information stored in the database via these fields. Search results viewed on the List – Advertiser page display in columns, and each column of search results corresponds to a data field. Only a limited, pre-defined set of columns pertaining to Advertisers are available to you on the Find – Advertiser page.
To search for Advertisers in your association's database, use the following steps:
- Go to . The Find - Advertiser page opens.
- For a more specific search, click the Advanced View check box. Expanded Boolean search options appear for the search criteria field. Use these search options to narrow your search results further.
- Click Go. A list of search results displays in the List - Advertiser page. If only one result comes of the search, the profile page for that result opens.
Note: The more specific you make your search criteria, the narrower the results returned are. A search for a Sort Name beginning with "F" returns more results than a search for a Sort Name beginning with "Full".
Find vs. Query
Most Finds and Queries in netFORUM are run in CRM. The Find page is setup with a pre-defined set of columns (fields) versus a Query which allows you to select from any column in the search Table.
If you are not sure what you are looking for, use thenetFORUM wildcard character, the percent sign (%), to help you with your search. This is especially helpful when used in conjunction with the contains option on the sort name field.