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Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing (CES) namely has two types of search
capabilities:
Simple Search provides you with a mechanism to specify the search criteria. Therefore, by entering known criteria in the keyword field, you can narrow your search to only include those items that meet the criteria entered. In addition, to change the list of searchable properties, you are provided with an option to select a different view (search form) with the help of a Views menu. Therefore, when executing the search, the search criteria is applied to the selected form and the results are tailored accordingly. For example, if you enter a keyword in the search field to search for a particular item, you can choose from the following forms: 1) All Items, 2) Manufacturer's Content, 3) Supplier's Content, or 4) Internal Content. Based on your selection, the results could be comprehensive enough to encompass all items within the database that meet the criteria of that keyword, or narrow enough to only include the particular content that you defined. Standard Search provides you with a set of properties called attributes. By entering data in the attribute fields, you can define your search results to only include those items that match the attribute criteria that you have entered. In addition, you have the ability to utilize wildcards, queries, and valid values. Valid values are characteristics that have already been defined as being valid for specific attributes. For example, if you are searching for a particular part that is manufactured by a known manufacturer, then a certain naming convention may be attributed to that particular manufacturer's inventory. When entering the name of the manufacturer in the appropriate field, and then selecting the valid values option on the manufacturer item number, you will only retrieve a list of items that are valid for that particular search. Having this capability will assist you in customizing your searches to retrieve only that information that is logical for your end result. Searches can be done on various types of items, companies, and categories. Once searches have been defined, they can be saved for later use and then executed with a single click of the mouse. Once a search has been executed, a Search Result window appears displaying all of the objects that meet the criteria of your search. Typical uses of the search engine within your organization may be as follows:
For more details about Search, see the following topics:
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