{"id":6151,"date":"2017-05-31T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T17:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=6151"},"modified":"2018-02-02T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T15:56:48","slug":"new-improvements-coming-soon-prospector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/6151\/new-improvements-coming-soon-prospector\/","title":{"rendered":"New improvements coming soon to Prospector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since Prospector\u00ae was introduced in 1986, we have made continual improvements to better address the needs of our users. Evolution is a critical process necessary to make any service more effective. To that end, we\u2019re working to build a simpler Prospector for Plastics, Additives and Metals while still retaining the key functionality that people frequently use. The updates highlighted below include search engine improvements that you will see in the next few months and throughout this year.<\/p>\n<h3>Simplified navigation and design &#8211; Coming June 27, 2017<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A new layout with a cleaner presentation of searches and data displays.<\/li>\n<li>A brand-new navigation bar.\n<ul>\n<li>Left side navigation.<\/li>\n<li>Right side search, results and datasheet display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Collapsable\u00a0left navigation to allow for more space in the search and data display area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6010\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/02\/pp-layout-comp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pp-layout-comp.png 660w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pp-layout-comp-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dashboard view to quickly access recently viewed products, load recent searches and view new materials.<\/li>\n<li>Easily reference new and on-demand webinars, articles and industry news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6012\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2017\/03\/pp-dashboard-comp2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pp-dashboard-comp2.png 660w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/pp-dashboard-comp2-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>New search and data display<\/h3>\n<p>After the summer release, you will notice additional rolling updates to Prospector throughout the remainder of 2017. You\u2019ll learn about updates through our monthly newsletters, notifications\u00a0when you\u2019re logged into Prospector, and when appropriate, we will send you an email. A few\u00a0improvements to watch for include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Faster searching<\/strong> &#8211; we are re-architecting Prospector \u2018behind-the-scenes\u2019 to speed up searches so that you can find answers even faster!<\/li>\n<li><strong>New search and data display<\/strong> &#8211; as you enter search criteria, search results will render instantly making it easier for you to modify your search and easily navigate thousands of materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Share Your Ideas!<\/strong><br \/>\nWe invite you to become a tester of early unreleased versions of Prospector. As a tester, you will receive invitations to preview and provide feedback on new features before they are released publicly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/T6GXQ53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6027 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2000\/03\/button-tester.png\" width=\"180\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Prospector\u00ae was introduced in 1986, we have made continual improvements to better address the needs of our users. Evolution is a critical process necessary to make any service more effective. To that end, we\u2019re working to build a simpler &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/6151\/new-improvements-coming-soon-prospector\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1237],"class_list":{"0":"post-6151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-prospector-announcements","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New improvements coming soon to Prospector - Prospector Knowledge Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New improvements coming soon to Prospector - Prospector Knowledge Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Since Prospector\u00ae was introduced in 1986, we have made continual improvements to better address the needs of our users. 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