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Follow these steps to conduct a standard search: |
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This example assumes that a database including manufacturer information
exists and is accessed by CATIA Client. |
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Start CATIA. Login to ENOVIA
V5 VPM
and CES. For more information on logging in, refer to
Logging in to ENOVIA V5 VPM in CATIA and
Accessing CES Functionality.
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Click the
Search CES Database
button. The Sourcing Search window appears.
The top portion of the window contains the Sourcing Search Criteria
and the Simple Search and Standard Search tabs. The bottom portion contains the
Category Browser, a graphical representation of the categories of
information that are available, on the Tree View tab, and the Attribute Based Category Search,
on the List View tab. You can use the Category Browser to
narrow your search by selecting one of the category nodes in which to
search. For more information, refer to
Category Browser. You
can use the Attribute Base
Category Search, located on the List View
tab to locate categories based on attribute name and category name. For
more information, refer to Attribute Base
Category Search.


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In the
Sourcing Search window,
select Supplemental Information
in the Search From:
dropdown list, select Items - Manufacturer
in the Type: dropdown list, and
select All Items in the
Search Form: dropdown
list. On the Standard Search tab, enter the appropriate attribute values, using
Valid Values,
Query
Builder or direct entry.

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Notice the
Show Additional Properties button.
This button displays additional properties that you can set to further
narrow your search. The attributes displayed when you click this button
vary depending on the type of item for which you are searching. This
example is searching for a Manufacturer Item in the Supplemental
Information category and all sub categories. If you click the
Show Additional Properties button,
the following is shown:
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Please notice the area labeled
Additional Properties: now
appears and the Show Additional Properties
button has changed to Hide Additional
Properties. You can further narrow the
search using the Category Browser displayed
in the lower section of the Sourcing
Search window. By selecting one of
the nodes or subnodes of the displayed hierarchy, you can narrow the
search to that specific node and its subnodes. Once you have entered the
desired attribute values for your search, click
OK. The following
Sourcing Search Results window
appears.

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Sourcing Search Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the
Standard Search tab of the Sourcing Search window.
Fields |
Description |
Search From |
Category of data to search. |
Type |
Type of item for which to search. |
Search
Form |
Type of information to view in the
Search Results. This view can be customized based on
your requirements. Possible values are:
- All Items: Include information
on the manufacturer item, supplier item and internal
item. This includes Manufacturer Item Number,
Manufacturer Item Description, Supplier Item Number,
Internal Item Number, Price, Currency Code, and
other information.
- Manufacturers Content: Information
included depends on the item type selected:
- Manufacturer
Item: Contains only manufacturer
specific content.
- Supplier Item:
Contains supplier specific content and some
manufacturer specific content.
- Internal Item:
Contains internal item specific content and some
manufacturer specific content.
- Suppliers Content: Information
included depends on the item type selected:
- Manufacturer
Item: Contains manufacturer
specific content and some supplier specific
content.
- Supplier Item:
Contains only supplier specific content.
- Internal Item:
Contains internal item specific content and some
supplier specific content.
- Internal Content: Information
included depends on the item type selected:
- Manufacturer
Item: Contains manufacturer
specific content and some internal item specific
content.
- Supplier Item:
Contains supplier specific content and some
internal item specific content.
- Internal Item:
Contains only internal item specific content.
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Project |
Projects in which to
search. This field is enabled only if the
Type dropdown
list is set to Items - Internal. Possible values:
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Revision |
Revisions in which to
search. This field is enabled only if the
Type dropdown
list is set to Items - Internal. Possible values:
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Attribute
search fields |
Value to search for, for the respective
attribute. These fields vary depending on what you have
selected in the For: dropdown list and the
Search View:
dropdown list. The list of attributes also changes if
you click the Show Additional Properties button. |
Load Search |
Name of the saved search to load. |
Show
Count |
Check this box to have the number of
items in each category displayed after the category name
in the Category Browser. |
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This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Sourcing Search window and
the Standard Search tab of the Sourcing
Search window:
Button |
Description |
Clear All |
Click this to clear the keyword field. |
Show Additional
Properties |
Display other attributes for the selected item type. You can set
these attributes as well to further narrow your search. Please
note that when you click on the
Show Additional Properties button, the
Additional Properties :
section appears in the Sourcing
Search window and the
Show Additional Properties
button is changed to Hide
Additional Properties. This can be seen in Step
4 of How To Perform
a Standard Search. |
Save Search |
Save current search criteria for later use. |
Manage Searches |
Display any saved searches for searching, modifying, or
deleting. |
OK |
Click this to execute the search command, and
get search results for items. |
Apply |
Applies
the category selected in the Category Browser to the list of
criteria in the search window, without closing the search
window. |
Close |
Click this to close the window without
performing the search. |
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