How to use the Restaurantchains.net Directory
The way to start after logging in and coming to the selection criteria page is to look at
the selection tree. Highlighted in blue you are seeing our 19 general categories. Once
you click on each category, you will see the options for field selection. In most
categories, the more items you choose, the narrower your outputted list will be.
If you choose nothing in any of the general categories then you will receive every
record that has those field categories. See Glossary of terms
After viewing and choosing your criteria, click the DONE buttons on either the
top or bottom of the page.
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You will then arrive at the Selected Records tab. There you will see the total number of records next to (i.e.)
TOTAL RECORDS SELECTED: 48
And a (i.e.)
SELECTION SUMMARY:
Company Type: (i.e.) Restaurant/Groups
Sq Feet: 1000-3000
Units: 5-50
AUV: $ 1 Mil. To $3 Mil.
Sales: $ 5 Mil. To $50 Mil.
Alcohol Type: Full Bar
Displaying the criteria you have chosen.
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Below the selection summary, you will see your output choices:
1) SEE REPORT, 2) SEE ALERTS, 3) LABELS, 4) EXPORT TO EXCEL.
SEE REPORT, SEE ALERTS,LABELS,EXPORT To Excel
1) SEE REPORT- upon clicking here, you will see your entire look-up including
entire company records you have selected in html report view. You can then print or
“save as” your report.
2) SEE ALERTS- here you will see all the changes, modifications and additions to
the records you have selected over the past four months. You can also go back to
the Selection Criteria page and lookup alerts by date range only. As a client you will
receive all the alerts form the prior week emailed to your inbox every Tuesday.
Be assured that everything on the alerts has been uploaded to the directory.
3) LABELS- available for pro users only, here you can create and print labels in an
Avery 5160 format.
4) EXPORT TO EXCEL- available for pro users only, here you can export your
entire lookup and choose the personnel and all the fields you wish to export in
either one record per person, or one record per company format. Your
look-up will automatically open in MS Excel format. Please note that if you
export the entire directory that it is large and can take 5-10 minutes to download.
The GRID
Towards the bottom of the Selected Records page you will see what appears to be
a grid of your look-up. The grid is an extra method we provide allowing you to
see a different view of the same data outputted above. There you can see at a
glance (one record at a time) your look-up and some of the more important fields for
quick sorting and viewing. By clicking on the headings, you can quickly sort your look-up
in A-Z order. If you click on the red VIEW buttons to the left of each record, you can
see the entire company record.