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When you execute a search command either in Simple Search or Standard
Search, the search results obtained are a snapshot of the data that
pertains to the
items, companies or categories searched. The items can be all items, internal items, supplier
items, or manufacturer items. Similarly, company can be all companies,
internal companies, supplier companies, or manufacturer companies. The data is
stored in a table format, and the information is displayed in columns and rows
within the
Search Results page. The rows represent the list of objects, and the
columns represent the attributes of the objects. Sometimes, searches
can return a large
amount of data. Therefore, you should make your searches more narrow in
scope in order to return a search result that focuses on a more specific set of data.
A few options that will assist you in narrowing your scope are
identified below:
- Viewing Additional Information: For every row displayed in the
Search Results page, you can activate a contextual menu. This
contextual menu allows you to view additional information about the data
represented in the row.
- Specifying Valid Values: The results displayed in the Search
Results page can be further filtered by launching the Valid
Values
and Query Builder functionality. Using the
Valid Values, you can select the values for the respective attributes.
- Sorting Results: In the Search Results page, you can sort the
results in either ascending or descending order. You can select a set of
results to be displayed by specifying a batch size, and pagination.
- Filtering Data: From the specified search criteria if the result
obtained contains large data, you can filter the results by category,
which enables
you to see only the desired results.
The search results are useful, also with respect to:
- Viewing the Properties page for related information of a result
row.
- Launching the corresponding internal item part in
VPM Lifecycle Navigator Web
- Starting other related functions from the Search Results page based on the
context.
The search results forms the basis for most of the tasks in CES. The
following capabilities are included in search results:
About Search Quick Search Category Attribute Search Simple Search Standard Search Using Valid Values Using Query Builder Using Wildcards and Operators Viewing Category Browser

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