Criteria Search Feature
This page describes how to use the Criteria filter box of the Digital Inventory Page
The Static Inventory page Criteria box allows you to type or select one or more criteria. These criteria filter the list of available faces, from which you can then make a selection.
The Digital Inventory page has two Criteria boxes:
- And criteria: The criteria selected in this box will add any screens that have the same criteria to the selection list, for example, if you want screens in airports and coffee shops.
- Not criteria: The criteria selected in this box will exclude from the selection list screens that have the same criteria, for example, if you do not want screens in Rome.
Tip: Assigning criteria to screens must be done in Broadsign Control Administrator. For more information, see Criteria and Conditions in the Broadsign Control Administrator documentation.
In the Static Inventory page, you can type a criterion name in the Criteria box or browse through the list of criteria available.
When selecting more than one criteria in the Criteria box, an AND operation is applied between each of them. As a result, Broadsign Direct will display faces that apply to all of the selected criteria. This allows you to narrow down the selection.
For example:
In the Criteria box, select two criteria, such as “Chicago” and “Foods”. Broadsign Direct narrows down the selection to all faces in “Chicago” that are located in or near “Foods”.
In the Digital Inventory page, you can type a criterion name in one or both of the Criteria boxes, or browse through the list of criteria available. This allows you to narrow down the selection.
When selecting more than one criteria in the Criteria boxes, an AND operation is applied between each of them.
- And criteria: Broadsign Direct will display screens that apply to all of the selected criteria, for example, if you want screens in airports and coffee shops. The And criteria are represented with a green pill box.
- Not criteria: Broadsign Direct will exclude from the selection the screens that apply to all of the selected criteria, for example, if you do not want screens in Rome and in London. The Not criteria are represented with a red pill box.
You can combine the two boxes to filter your selection. For example:
In the Not Criteria box, select one criterion, such as “Rome”. Then, in the And Criteria box, select two criteria, such as “Coffee shop” and “Airport”. As a result, Broadsign Direct narrows down the selection to all screens that are not in Rome, but that are in Airports and in Coffee shops.
It is possible to make an OR selection between several criteria, meaning that Broadsign Direct will display screens that apply to one OR more of the criteria. Be aware that this can give a long list.
To make an OR selection:
- In the And Criteria box, select the criterion “Coffee Shop”. From the list that Broadsign Direct displays, select your screens. In this example, you can see that there are two screens selected.
- Click the X icon on the right. This will remove the “Coffee shop” criterion while still preserving your selected “Coffee shop” screens. Next, add a new criterion in the And Criteria box, for example, “Pastry Shop”, and select additional desired screens. Your previous selection is kept and target the screens near “Coffee shop”. In this example, you can see that there is one screen selected, bringing the total to three screens.
- Remove all filters. Your selection will show as a mix of screens near Coffee Shops or Pastry Shops.