In the “Product search” section you can search for single products as well as for multiple products. For this purpose there is a product search that can be used to search for single product respectively items numbers or search terms was well as a list search that can be used to search for a list of numbers. Additionally there is an advanced search that can be used to search for particular search parameters as well as a category search. Both the product search and the list search can be used in combination with the advanced search and the category search. Nevertheless, both the advanced search and the category search can be used indepently.
Search
Single search
In order to use the single search, proceed as follows:
- Click on the
button 
to activate the single search. - Enter a product respectively item number or a search term in the “Search term” field
. An appropriate search term can be a product name or another kind of attribute value. Even partial terms are viable.
- To execute the search, click on the button
. 
Once the search was executed, all the products resp. items which were captured by the search are shown in the "Product list" table. - To reset the search, click on the button
.
button and the 
button you can expand resp. collapse the single search.
Why can't I find the product I am searching for?
Check if the product is assigned to a supplier and if it is assigned to an appropriate sales taxonomy. Additionally trigger a corresponding ElasticSearch job and carry out a synchronisation.
List search
Using the list search you can search for a set of numbers such as product numbers, item numbers or EANs. To do so, proceed as follows:
- Click on the
button to activate the list search. - Enter the numbers in the “Number list” field . You can separate the numbers by semicolons or line breaks.
- To execute the search, click on the button . Once the search was executed, all the products resp. items which were captured by the search are shown in the "Product list" table.
- To reset the search, click on the button .
button and the button you can expand resp. collapse the list search.
Advanced search
In order to use the advanced search, proceed as follows:
- Move the “Advanced search” toggle switch to the
position. - Enter the respective search parameters in the corresponding input fields or select them from the corresponding menus .
- To execute the search, click on the button . Once the search was executed, all the products resp. items which were captured by the search are shown in the "Product list" table.
- To reset the search, click on the button .
button and the button you can expand resp. collapse the advanced search.
Category search
Using the category search you can search for products from particular categories of the specified sales taxonomy. To do so, proceed as follows:
- Move the “Category search” toggle switch to the position.
- Possibly tick the “Include sub categories” checkbox if you want to include products from subcategories.
- In the directory structure , click on the desired category.
- To execute the search, click on the button
. Once the search was executed, all the products resp. items which were captured by the search are shown in the "Product list" table. - To reset the search, click on the button .
button and the button you can expand resp. collapse the category search.
Product list
Adjust the display of products
You have different options to adjust the display of products:
- In order to sort the list of products according to a particular parameter in an ascending order, click on the
button in the corresponding column header. - In order to switch from an ascending order to a descending order, click on the
button in the corresponding column header. - In order to switch from a descending order back to an ascending order, click on the
button in the corresponding column header. - In order to filter the list of products according to a particular parameter, enter an appropriate search term in the search field of the corresponding column*.
- In order to switch from a list view to a tile view, select the option “
Tile view” from the “Display” menu. Following this view changes accordingly. Using the slider you can adjust the size of the tiles. - In order to switch from a tile view to a list view, select the option “
List view” from the “Display” menu. Following this view changes accordingly. - In order to go the first page of a multi-page product list, click on the
button. - In order to go the previous page of a multi-page product list, click on the
button. - In order to go the next page of a multi-page product list, click on the
button. - In order to go the last page of a multi-page product list, click on the
button. - In order to change the number of products shown on a single page, click on the button and select the number from the menu that appears following this.
Call up the product details page for products
You can call up a product details page for individual products. Here you can see some basic product information such as classification attributes, digital assets, product texts or variants as well as items:
- In order to call up the product details page for a particular product, click on the
button in the corresponding table row. Following this, the corresponding product details page is called up in a new tab.
Add products to the download shopping cart
You can add individual products resp. items to the download shopping card from where you can later download their product data:
- In order to add a product resp. item to the download shopping cart, click on the
button in the corresponding table row. - In order to add all the products resp. items shown in the table to the download shopping cart, click on the
button.
FAQ
Can the different search options be combined with each other?
Yes, both the product search and the list search can be used in combination with the advanced search and the category search to narrow down the search results further. However, the different searches can also be used independently.
Why can’t I find the product I am searching for?
In order for products to appear in iPIM Buy they have to be assigned to a supplier as well as to the relevant sales taxonomies. Additionally, you need to trigger a corresponding ElasticSearch job (Elastic_Search_Product_Full_ExportJob) and then carry out a synchronisation.
What can I enter as a search term in the single search?
An appropriate search term can be a product name or another kind of attribute value. Even partial terms are viable.
How can I specify which attributes are available as parameters in the advanced search?
Via the property ipim.buy.search.products.combined.attributes.link you can specify which attributes are included in the advanced search.
Which sales taxonomy is shown in the category search, and where can this be controlled?
Via the property ipim.buy.publication it can be defined which sales taxonomy is shown here. Taxonomies in turn can be defined in the corresponding section of iPIM CC.
Does the column filter in the product list only capture exact matches?
No, the filters do not only capture exact matches. That means, a filter also captures entries that contain the entered filter term. For example, when filtering for the filter term “10003”, the filter also captures products with product numbers such as “1000312”, “1210003” or “1100032”, and via a prefix match, the filter also captures products resp. items with the same auto-generated prefix. That means, when filtering for the filter term “78035-HI-2XL”, the filter also captures products with the prefix “78035-HI” (e.g. “78035-HI-S”, “78035-HI-M” etc.).
Rights
The following rights are needed to use the product search and the product details page:
| Key | Identifier | Description |
| ipim-buy.login | iPIM Buy – Login | Login right for iPIM Buy. The right is also need to call up the module via the the corresponding card on the dashboard of the iPIM Portal |
| ipim-buy.product.search | iPIM Buy – Product search | Right to use the “Product search” section ant to call up the product details page of a product |
| ipim-buy.product.search.freetext | iPIM Buy – Product search – Freetext search | Right to use the text search |
| ipim-buy.product.search.list | iPIM Buy – Product search – List search | Right to use the list search |
| ipim-buy.cart.products.add | iPIM Buy – Shopping cart – Add products | Right to put products in the shopping cart |