Quick Search

About Quick Search

Quick Search, as the name suggests, is a quick way of searching for items (Manufacturer, Supplier, Internal), companies, categories and category attributes.  When you know the name or ID of the object that you want to find, using the Quick Search functionality allows you to simply select the appropriate object type and enter the identification number in order to define your search.  With a click of the Search button, the results appear in the Search Results window, giving you a quick and easy way of retrieving known data.

When using Quick Search

  • Wildcards are not supported for Quick Search.

Accessing Quick Search

Within CES, there is only one method for accessing the quick search capability. Complete the scenario below, select one of the following methods to access the Quick Search functionality:

 
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Main Access Area

  1. From the Main Access Area, select the type of data that you wish to search for from the Type drop-down menu.

  2. Add additional criteria to define your search in the Search field.

  3. Click the Search button to conduct your search.

How To Perform a Quick Search

This task explains how to perform a Quick Search:
To perform a Category Attribute search see Category Attribute Search.
  1. From the Main Access Area, select the Type drop-down menu to select the data for which you wish to search.  The Type drop-down menu appears.

  2. Select the Type attributes and enter the exact criteria in the search field to completely define your search. 

  3. Click the Search button to conduct the search.  The results appear in the Search Results window.

Quick Search Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the Quick Search window.

Fields Description
Source The application environment in which you are working
Type The category that allows you to separate items and companies into logical divisions in an effort to narrow your search.
Search The field that you enter your item identification into to conduct the search


This table describes the buttons displayed in the Quick Search window:

Button Description
Transfers you to the Create window where you can create your object.
Conducts the search.