DialogWeb Help:   Subaccount

Subaccounts let you keep track of your online costs by assigning an account name or number to your search session. When you logon to DialogWeb, you can enter an account name or number in the Subaccount text box. If you are using Command Search, you can also enter the SET SUBACCT command in the Dialog Command text box at any time during your search session. If you are using Guided Search and you want to specify or change a subaccount for your current search session, click Change Subaccount on the New Search page.

A subaccount name is an alphanumeric designation of up to 32 characters and can include blanks, leading zeros, and any punctuation except semicolons (;) and question marks (?), for example, michael 031193. The subaccount name should be meaningful to you -- a department name or number, the name of an individual, a charge code, or an organization job number.

A subaccount designation stays in effect until a new designation is entered or until you logoff of the system. It does not remain in effect after a logoff hold or reconnect.

When you specify subaccount information the cost estimator is restarted at zero, however, the total session cost continues to increment.

Subaccount designations are not validated for accuracy or content. If you enter an incorrect designation in Command Search you can enter a SET SUBACCT BACK command and re-enter the designation or, in Guided Search, go to Settings and re-enter the subaccount information.