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trevor_shand
Helper ⭐️
Sep 11, 2017 6:07 PM UTC

I'd like to limit search results by account type

We have a hierarchy in our instance of Gainsight. I'd like to be able to limit the search to just the parent account rather than show all on the accounts that meet the search criteria as many times the parent and children have the same or similar names.

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    sai_ram
    Expert ⭐️⭐️
    Sep 13, 2017 10:42 AM UTC
    Hi Trevor, We understand the problem you are facing. We will add it to our road map, however the ETA is not available at this time.
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    dan_ahrens
    Expert ⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Sep 13, 2017 1:27 PM UTC
    Hi Trevor, are you talking about searching via reports or on the main navigation bar?

    In either case, you could use the "Parent Account ID" field on the Account object. In reports - just add a filter for where the Parent Account is null so you'd exclude any children accounts.



    If you're thinking about the main navigation bar search, you can add "Parent Account ID" to the fields that are shown in the search, so it will make it visually apparent which records have a parent and which are the parent (they won't have a company listed in the parent account field):



    You can add that field by modifying the customer search settings as show below:

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    sai_ram
    Expert ⭐️⭐️
    Sep 14, 2017 4:18 PM UTC
    Hi Dan, Yes, he is talking about the top navigation. Thanks for the thought.

    Hi Trevor, Is the above configuration solving your use-case OR are you looking for any other use-case.
    If this is not solving your use-case, could you please summarize here and add a screenshot for better understanding. 
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    sai_ram
    Expert ⭐️⭐️
    Mar 26, 2018 2:52 PM UTC
    Hi Trevor, I recently started going through all of the unanswered  or unresolved posts here. Was checking to see if this has been resolved or do you need any help here?
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    trevor_shand
    Helper ⭐️
    Mar 26, 2018 3:20 PM UTC
    I would still like to get this resolved. We have added site type as a show field when we search (blue oval on the top right) which helps some, but we'd really like to simply filter. 
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    manu_mittal
    Gainsight Employee ⭐️
    Gainsight Employee ⭐️
    Mar 27, 2018 3:40 AM UTC
    Hey Trevor - Would such a filter apply to all users, or just the ones who don't operate at the Site level (just need the global account)?
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    trevor_shand
    Helper ⭐️
    Mar 27, 2018 1:57 PM UTC
    Now you're getting fancy. If I can have only one, it would apply to everyone. Of course, if I can have the ability to change by the user or let the user decide, that would be better. 
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