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From the Standard Search window, select
the Environment that you wish to use for your search.
In the following scenario, a search for manufacturing items will be
conducted. Therefore, Item is selected from the
Environment drop-down menu. Now that you have
specified your environment for the search, select the Type
of items that you want to include in your search. In the
picture below, Items - Manufacturing has been selected.
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Now that the environment and type of search has been
defined, you have the ability to apply an additional filter to your
search by selecting a Search Form to view the item information.
All manufacturer items, internal items, or supplier items can apply
any of the following views from the Search Form menu:
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All Items - Contains information about
manufacturer items, supplier items, and internal items.
Information such as manufacturer item number, description, supplier
item number, internal item number, price, currency code, and price
unit.
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Manufacturer's Content View - Contains
only manufacturer specific content.
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Supplier's Content View - Contains
supplier specific information including price, currency, and price
unit.
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Internal Content View - Contains internal
specific content including the internal item number.
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If you select a particular view, the attributes that
can be defined for the search will also change based on your
selection. For example, selecting the Manufacture's
Content will narrow the attributes to only those that define
manufacturers in the database. The same is true for all other
selections as well, as each one will narrow the attributes accordingly
as shown below.
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When selecting the All Items form view,
all the possible combinations of attributes are displayed that will
result in the broadest search result. In addition, the
Show Additional Properties link is available which can be
expanded to add
additional attribute data to the search criteria, which allows you
to further narrow your search results. After expansion, the link is
changed to Hide Additional Properties.
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In addition to the attributes, you can further
define your search by utilizing the Valid Values/Query Builder
option located to the right of each of the attribute fields.
The Valid Values window allows you to select a predefined
value for the attribute in an effort to make your search more
productive. The Query Builder window creates a
complex query to custom filter your search. For more
information about these options, see the
Valid Values
and Query Builder
pages of this section.
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Once you have defined the attribute criteria for your search,
can click the Search button in the Advanced Access
window to conduct your search. The Search Results
window appears with items that meet the search criteria.
You can also save your search criteria. See
Save Search page for more information.
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