Introduction
Analyzing bid groups
In this topic we show you how to analyze both entire bid groups and also individual bid preferences to determine the restrictiveness of your bid preferences.
We estimate that this will take 2 minutes to complete.
Detailed Explanation
Start by highlighting the bid group that you want to analyze by clicking the first bid line item. This is a system-designated line item that represents the start of a bid group.
Click the Line 1 row.
Click the Search button. 
The analyzer opens to display the results of the search, showing you information related to your selected bid group. The search results show how many pairings match the bid preference and how many of these pairings are being removed from and added to your bid pool (depending on the tab selected). The Matching Bid Line tab shows the pairings that match the bid preference.
Let's analyze a specific bid preference.
Click the Line 2 row.
The search for Preference 2 (highlighted in the list) shows 250 pairings that operate on weekends, 357 pairing on dates, and 357 pairing instances.
All of these have been removed from the preferred pairing pool.
The Filtered Pool tab shows that there are 267 pairings, 445 pairing on dates, and 445 pairing instances remaining.
Since this is a negative bid, there are no pairings added to the final pool of potential awards.
Click the Line 3 row.
If you click through the list of the different pairing bid preferences, you can review the results of what we are doing show in the analyzer.
Of the matching pairings, the Removed From Pool tab shows how many are removed. This figure may not match what is shown on the first tab because pairings may have been removed with prior bid preferences.
In this example, the analyzer displays 15:45:45, the results of line 3.
Click the Line 4 row.
Click the Line 5 row.
Click the Line 6 row.
With the first positive bid pairings are now added to the Potential Awards pool.
The blue text shows the total potential awards so far.
Click the Line 7 row.
Now you can see the impact of these positive bids.
Click the Line 8 row.
Click the View button. 
You can customize the columns that you see in the bottom panel using these check boxes.
For this example, deselect Pairings.
Click the Pairings check box.
Click the Pairing On Dates check box.
Click the View button. 
Click the Information button. 
Click the Info image 
to expand the pairing pool information.
Click the View button. 
The analyzer has its own view button.
Use the view options to determine which columns of information you want to see in the analyzer panel.
Click the Aircraft Type check box.
Click the View button. 
Click the pairing text to expand the information for a detailed view.
Click 
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Click the checkbox to select the pairing.
Click 
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Click the Report button. 
Let's take a look at the full pairing report for this selected pairing.
Click the Report button. 
Click the Pairing item's check box 
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Click the pairing item 
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So far, the focus has been on the Matching Bid Line tab. Now, let's look at the other tabs in the analyzer.
Click the Removed From Pool tab.
Click the Filtered Pool tab.
As you switch between the tabs, the results display.
Click the Added To Potential Awards tab.
Click the Total Potential Awards tab.
Let's make the analyzer full screen.
Click the Expand view image. 
And now, let's show the dates view.
Click the Calendar button. 
And finally, let's close the analyzer.
Click the Close image. 
SUCCESS
Congratulations! You have successfully analyzed a bid group.