User Menu

ACCESS USER PREFERENCES & MORE
 

The User Menu can be accessed by clicking the head icon in the top right corner of the screen. Here you can access the following menu options:

• User Preferences
• Connections
• Usage Dashboard
• Logout
   

User Preferences

User Preferences provides access to the following user-defined settings:

• General Settings: Here you can update your account information, change your password and choose locale settings.
• Notifications Settings: Specify email preferences, select preferred Triggers and enable/disable notifications for lists and SmartLists®. More information on these options can be found in the Notifications & Notifications Center section.
• Ideal Profile: Selecting Business Signals that represent the activities of your target market or best customers, and we will assign an Ideal Profile Score to help you understand how closely a company aligns with your target criteria
• Scale: Scale allows you to determine the level of truncation when data is displayed and entered into numeric filters. When viewing financial data on a Company Profile, the default display will then be in the chosen scale. When setting filter values in fields such as Revenue, Assets, and Employees the value will automatically reflect the chosen scale. For example, if the scale is set to millions and “50” is entered in the Revenue (As Reported) field, D&B Hoovers will search on 50,000,000. Options include
  • Millions (mil)
  • Thousands (000)
• Locale: Locale settings control the displayed local language on menus and labels, scale, currency, distance units, region, and preferred industry.
• Currency: Define the currency displayed while using D&B Hoovers. Options include:
  • US Dollar (USD)
  • British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  • Euro (EUR)
• Distance Units: Sets the default for radius-based search criteria. Options include:
  • Miles
  • Kilometers
• Region: Updates various menu options in the D&B Hoovers navigation bar for localized support and other content. Options include:
  • North America
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • Asia Pacific
• Industry: Controls the default classification system for industry filters in advanced search. The default industry classification will also display on the Company Summary Report on the Company Profile.

Content Settings

• Include Prefix: Add prefix to the display of a contact name (whenever known) to specify whether the person is known to go by Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Prof., or another prefix.
• View company name and address in local language: Your selected locale controls the displayed local language on menus and labels. Switch this toggle to translate company names and addresses on company profile to the same local language.

Ideal Profile

Ideal Profile gives you an opportunity to create your own custom target profile in D&B Hoovers. Build your profile by selecting Business Signals® that represent the activities of your target market or best customers, such as businesses that are opening new facilities or showing signs of venture financing activity. Then we will assign an Ideal Profile Score to every company in our database, to help you understand how closely a company aligns with your target criteria. The higher the score, the closer the match to your profile.

More details on Ideal Profile and instructions for how to create your own custom Ideal Profile in D&B Hoovers can be found in the Business Signals & Ideal Profile section.