working on JQ grid search popup. I have a JQGrid and I need to customize the search pop up. I am now fetching the results from the database and converting it into JSon string and displaying in the grid based on the equals, begins with operator, value in the filtes etc.. Search is  working fine for the collumns that are displayed in the grid but I have a few fields that are  hidden in the grid. I need to make it work for the hidden fields, which are displayed in the dropdown. Need code to get a handle on the search call and manipulate it?. Posting below my code:

Search is working fine for:

 { name: 'LastName', width: 150, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
 { name: 'FirstName', width: 150, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },

I need to do the search based on the hidden fields ('Acct#','Accnt' ) on the grid: Can you pl. help with some code sample?. New to JQGrid. Not sure how to do it.

 { name: 'Acct#', width: 20, hidden: true, searchoptions: { searchhidden: true, sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
 { name: 'Accnt', width: 100, hidden: true, searchoptions: { searchhidden: true, sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} }

Here is the code snippet in my aspx file:

//Set up code in ready function
            jQuery("#jqVifyConts").jqGrid({
                // setup custom parameter names to pass to server
                prmNames: {
                    search: "isSearch",
                    nd: null,
                    rows: "numRows",
                    page: "page",
                    sort: "sortField",
                    order: "sortOrder"
                },
                // setup ajax call to webmethod
                datatype: function(postdata) {
                    jQuery(".loading").show();
                    var containerId = "<%=ClientID%>";
                    document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidSelectedPageIndex").value = postdata.page;
                    var hidSelectedContact = document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidSelectedContactRowInfo");
                    if (hidSelectedContact != null && hidSelectedContact.value != '') {
                        var pgindx = "<%=JQSelectedPageIndx%>";
                        if (pgindx != null && pgindx != '')
                            postdata.page = parseInt(pgindx);
                        jQuery('#jqVifyConts').setSelection(hidSelectedContact, true);
                        hidSelectedContact.value = '';
                    }
                    var hidSelectedDupNewemail = document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidDupNewemail");
                    if (hidSelectedDupNewemail != null && hidSelectedDupNewemail.value != '') {
                        searchStringval = hidSelectedDupNewemail.value;
                        searchFieldval = "Email";
                        searchOperval = 'eq';
                        jQuery("#jqVifyConts").appendPostData({ isSearch: true, searchString: searchStringval, searchField: searchFieldval, searchOper: searchOperval, pkey: akey, pvalue: akeyValue, plogin: aloginValue, pmodkey: amodKey, pselctdVal: aSelctValue });
                        hidSelectedDupNewemail.value = '';
                    }
                    else {
                        if (!postdata.isSearch) {
                            jQuery("#jqVifyConts").appendPostData({ searchString: '', searchField: '', searchOper: '', pkey: akey, pvalue: akeyValue, plogin: aloginValue, pmodkey: amodKey, pselctdVal: aSelctValue });
                        }
                    }
                    jQuery.ajax({
                        url: '<%= ResolveClientUrl("~/WebServices/abcService.asmx/LAccttCctsForVefyCntts")%>',
                        type: "POST",
                        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8″,
                        data: JSON.stringify(postdata),
                        dataType: "json",
                        success: function(data, st) {
                            if (st == "success") {
                                var grid = jQuery("#jqVifyConts")[0];
                                grid.addJSONData(JSON.parse(data.d));
                            }
                        },
                        error: function(data, st) {
                            alert('An error has occured retrieving data!');
                        }
                    });
                }, //datatype: function(postdata)
                height: 125,
                // this is what jqGrid is looking for in json callback
                jsonReader: {
                    root: "rows",
                    page: "page",
                    total: "totalpages",
                    records: "totalrecords",
                    cell: "cell",
                    id: "id", //index of the column with the PK in it 
                    userdata: "userdata",
                    repeatitems: true
                },
                colNames: ['ID', 'ContID', 'Last Name', 'First Name', 'xx/xxx', 'Phone Number', 'Email', 'Contact Type', 'Acct#', 'Accnt', 'Job Title', ],
                colModel: [
                    { name: 'ID', width: 10, hidden: true },
                    { name: 'ContID', width: 10, hidden: true },
                    { name: 'LastName', width: 150, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'FirstName', width: 150, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Prefix', width: 60, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'WorkPhone', width: 100, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Email', width: 150, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Unauthorized', width: 100, sortable: true, search: true, searchoptions: { sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Acct#'', width: 20, hidden: true, searchoptions: { searchhidden: true, sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Accnt', width: 100, hidden: true, searchoptions: { searchhidden: true, sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} },
                    { name: 'Job Title', width: 50, hidden: true, searchoptions: { searchhidden: true, sopt: ['eq', 'bw', 'ew', 'cn']} }
                ],
                rowNum: 5,
                rowList: [5, 10, 20, 30],
                sortname: "ID",
                sortorder: "asc",
                pager: jQuery("#verifyConctpager"),
                viewrecords: true,
                imgpath: '<%= ResolveClientUrl("~/themes/redmond/images") %>',
                caption: "",
                gridComplete: function() {
                    var containerId = "<%=ClientID%>";
                    jQuery(".loading").hide();
                    var ids = jQuery('#jqVerifyContacts').jqGrid('getDataIDs');
                    if (ids.length > 0) {
                        var rowId = jQuery("#jqVifyConts").getCell(ids[0], 'ID');
                        var existselectrowID = "<%=JQExistSelectedContact%>";
                        if (existselectrowID.toString().length > 0) {
                            jQuery('("#jqVifyConts").setSelection(existselectrowID, true);
                        }
                        else {
                            //Set the 1 Row as Default one
                            jQuery("#jqVifyConts").setSelection(rowId, true);
                        }
                    }
                },
                onSelectRow: function(ID) {
                    var defaultpagesize = 5;
                    var containerId = "<%=ClientID%>";
                    document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidSelectedContactRowInfo").value = ID;
                    var verSelectedRowId = document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidSelectedContactRowInfo").value;
                },
                onPaging: function(pgButton) {
                    var containerId = "<%=ClientID%>";
                    document.getElementById(containerId + "_hidSelectedContactRowInfo").value = "";
                }
            }).jqGrid('navGrid', '#verifyContactpager', { edit: false, add: false, del: false, refresh: true, refreshtext: "Refresh", search: true, searchtext: "Search" },
     {}, // default settings for edit
     {}, // add
     {}, // delete
     {closeOnEscape: true, closeAfterSearch: true }, //search
     {}
 )//'navGrid'
  }     };