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Contents Administration View – Search Options

Master the search tools that let you find, filter, and manage any content item in your system.

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The Contents Administration View is the main hub for reviewing, locating, correcting, and acting on inventory data. The search panel is powerful and flexible—once you understand it, you can jump directly to the items you need in seconds.


1. Search by Job (Most Common)

The fastest way to begin any search.

  • Type or select a job name

  • Click Search

You’ll now see only the contents for that job, and all other filters automatically narrow to that job as well.

Example:
If a homeowner says, “I need my television,” start by selecting the job—then type television in the description field to jump right to it.


2. Additional Search Filters

Description

Search any text inside the item description.
Great for quick lookups (e.g., “laptop,” “garbage can,” “TV”).


Original Location

Filter by the room captured during pack-out.

Useful when the insured references a room, such as:
“Show me everything from the Master Bedroom.”


Production Status

More advanced filtering.
As your team uses iCat more, these statuses become extremely helpful for:

  • Finding items needing authorization

  • Items waiting for quotes

  • Items already delivered

  • Items ready for pack-back

  • Items that still need to be cleaned (No Status)

Example:
Item Status = No Status → shows all cleanable items that have not yet been cleaned.


Fast Catalog / Fast LKQ

If you use these services, you can filter items by:

  • In Progress

  • Completed

  • Not Completed

  • Rejected

Rejected is especially important—it lets you quickly fix items with blurry images or mixed-item photos and resubmit them.


Field Services (If Enabled)

Search by Field Service ID or type.

Useful when tracking contents associated with a specific service request—such as a scheduled pack-out, pack-back, or onsite help session.


Claim Number

Direct lookup by claim identifier.


Item Reference

Search by the internal reference number assigned to each item.


Location Barcode

Scan or type a location barcode to instantly show everything inside that container or location.


Item Status (Most Used Filter After Job)

Search by cleaned, restored, replacement, delivered, or no status.

Common examples:

  • No Status → Items not cleaned yet

  • Restored → Ready for delivery

  • Replacement → Non-salvage items the insured needs valued


Item Type

Search by major category (Electronics, General Contents, etc.).


Box Type

Review or audit specific box groups, such as:

  • Medium Box

  • Dish Pack

  • High Density Heavy Clean

  • Ultrasonic Box

Power users use this to verify inventory accuracy or prepare reporting.


Tags

A powerful way to label and later retrieve specific items.

Tags can be applied:

  • During pack-out

  • After pack-out

  • Any time you need to group items for review

When searching by job, tags for that job appear automatically on the right side.

Example Workflow:

  • Homeowner requests certain items be donated

  • Those items get tagged Donate

  • Later, clicking the Donate tag instantly filters to those items


Rush Requests

Filter for items the insured has marked as Rush.
Combine with “No Status” to find rush items that still need to be cleaned.


Scanned By

Search what a specific technician inventoried for auditing or troubleshooting.


3. Combining Filters

This is where the search panel becomes extremely powerful.

Examples:

  • Job + No Status → Everything that still needs cleaning

  • Job + Box Type + Status Restored → Items ready for pack-back

  • Job + Tag Donate → Items marked for donation

  • Job + Rush + No Status → Rush items still waiting to be cleaned


4. Using the Search Results

Every search produces a refined list.
From there, you can:

  • Create pick lists

  • Move items

  • Change statuses

  • Print reports

  • Prepare delivery lists

  • Run valuation workflows

  • Correct errors

  • Apply tags

  • Resubmit rejected items

  • And more

This is why learning the search panel is essential—it unlocks everything else you can do in Contents Administration.

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