Specpoint Help for BPM Users

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Contents of the Product Listings Page

Use the contents of the Product Listings page to view and filter product listings.

Navigate to the following contents:

Header Toolbar Contents

The following options are available on the header toolbar of the Product Listings page:

Item Description
Page Title and Product Listing Count This displays the name of the page that you are currently viewing and the number of product listings based on the current product listing filters.
My Company Page Click this button to view and manage the My Company Page for your BPM.

Product Listing Filters

The following table shows available filters and their respective options that you can use to filter and quickly search for product listings:

Filter Description
Category Filter product listings by category.

See Category.

Company Filter product listings by its manufacturer.

See Company.

Listing Type Filter product listings by listing type.

See Listing Type.

Families Filter product listings by product family name or family number.

See Families.

Product Types Filter product listings by product type and its respective product properties, if any.

See Product Types.

More Filters Click this button to display the additional filters.

See More Filters.

Edit Grouping & Sorting Click this to display the Grouping and Sorting window which enables you to group and sort product listing cards on this page.
Clear All This option is available only after you select a filter.

Click this to clear all filter selections including selections in the More Filters pane.

The filters are dynamic. When you select a value for a filter, other filters will show only the available options with respect to your current selection. For example, if you set Category to Ceilings, you can only select companies that have product listings under the Ceiling category in the Company filter. This behavior includes filters under More Filters.

Category

For the Category filter, following available options are available:

Filter Option Description
Category Click this button to display the Category dialog box.
Search Categories This field enables you to select or specify a category by which to filter the product listings. This displays all your selected categories in individual pills.
In this field, you can perform the following actions:
  • To search for or specify a category, enter a category.
  • To view available categories based on other existing filter selections (if any) and select a category, click (down arrow) in the Search Categories field and select a category from the list.
  • To remove a selected category, click the x in the category pill.
Clear Click this button to clear all selections.
Close Click this button to close the Category dialog box.

Company

For the Company filter, following available options are available:

Filter Option Description
Company Click this button to display the Company dialog box.
Search Companies This field enables you to select or specify a company by which to filter the product listings. This displays all your selected companies in individual pills.

The default value is your BPM.

In this field, you can perform the following actions:
  • To search for or specify a company, enter a company.
  • To view available companies based on other existing filter selections (if any) and select a company, click (down arrow) in the Search Companies field and select a company from the list.
  • To remove a selected company, click the x in the company pill.
Clear Click this button to clear all selections.
Close Click this button to close the Company dialog box.

Listing Type

For the Listing Type filter, following available options are available:

Filter Option Description
Listing Type Click this button to display the Listing Type dialog box.
Listing Types To filter the product listings, select one or multiple listing types. Checkboxes for the following listing types are available:
  • Premium MasterSpec
  • Premium
  • Premium Proprietary
  • Manufacturer
With Manufacturer Options Select this option to filter the product listings based on only listings that include manufacturer options.
Note: Manufacturer options are available only for product listings that have a listing type of Premium MasterSpec or Premium.
Clear Click this button to clear all selections.
Close Click this button to close the Listing Type dialog box.

Families

For the Families filter, following available options are available:

Filter Option Description
Families Click this button to display the Families dialog box.
Search Families This field enables you to select or specify a family by which to filter the product listings. This displays all your selected families in individual pills.
In this field, you can perform the following actions:
  • To search for or specify a family, enter a family name or family number.
  • To view available families based on other existing filter selections (if any) and select a family, click (down arrow) in the Search Families field and select a family from the list.
  • This field displays all selected families in individual pills. To remove a selected family, click the x in the family pill.
Clear Click this button to clear all selections.
Close Click this button to close the Families dialog box.

Product Type

For the Product Type filter, following available options are available:

Filter Option Description
Product Types Click this button to display the Product Types dialog box.
Search Product Types This field enables you to select or specify a product type by which to filter the product listings. The selected product types display in a list under this header and are organized by product family.
In this field, you can perform the following actions:
  • To search for or specify a product type, enter a product type.
  • To view available product types based on other existing filter selections (if any) and select a product type, click (magnifying glass icon) in the field and select a product type from the list.
  • To remove a selected product type, click the x beside the product type.
  • To view the available properties of a product type, click the selected product type in list. You can click the available properties to further filter the product listings.
Clear Search Click this button to clear all product type selections.
Select Your Properties Select product properties by which to filter the product listings. These properties depend on the selected product type.
This panel also displays the following information:
  • The selected product type's product category and family
  • The number of selected product properties
Clear Filters Click this button to clear all product property selections.
Close Click this button to close the Product Types dialog box.

More Filters

The following table shows the additional filters that you can use to filter and quickly search for product listings:

Filter Description
Partnerships Filter product listings by partner organizations with whom the A/E firm worked for the project. The following partnerships are available:
  • BIMsmith
  • Swatchbox
  • ULE
  • Sustainable Minds
Additional Content Filter product listings by the content that a listing includes outside the standard product listing attributes in Specpoint. These are typically attached files. The following options are available:
  • Product Catalog
  • BIM Content
  • Full Length
  • Short Form
Date Range Filter product listings by their publish date. You can filter product listings by whether they were published in The Last 6 Months or set a Custom Range.
State Filter your BPM's product listings by the state that the product is in through its product submission process. The following options are available:
  • Premium Review
  • Premium Review - BPM Submitted
  • Premium MasterSpec Review
  • Premium MasterSpec Review - BPM Submitted
  • Proprietary Review
  • Proprietary Review - BPM Submitted
  • Completed

See Product Listing States.

Note: For public access, only product listing cards with a State of Completed and a Status of Active are available.
Status Filter your BPM's product listings by whether they are Active or Inactive.

When you select both options or make no selection, this page displays all active and inactive product listings.

Note: For public access, only product listing cards with a Status of Active are available.
Clear Filters Click this button to clear all filter selections in the More Filters pane and reset the Status filter to Active.
Close Click this button to apply filter selections and close the More Filters pane.

Product Listings

This section displays a list of product listings. The following items are available in the product listings list:

Item Description
Groups These groups organize product listings based on selected product listing attributes. When you use a group on the Product Listings page, group headers display above the listing cards that they are grouping. For multiple groups, different group headers display, one for each level of grouping.

For more information, see Group Product Listings.

Click a group header to expand or collapse it and show or hide product listings that are under the group.

Product Listings These are the available product listings based on your filter, sorting, and grouping configurations, if any. Product listings on this page display as product listing cards.

For listings from other BPMs, you can only view Active and Completed product listings.

For more information, see Product Listings and Product Listing Cards.