Standard/list search

2. Define the search parameters:
   • Possibly enter a product number or a range of product numbers:
     • In order to search for a single product number, move the lower toggle switch  to the position and enter a product number in the “Product number” field .
     • In order to search for a range of product numbers, move the lower toggle switch to the position and enter a start product number and an end product number in the respective input fields.
   • Possibly enter a product name in the “Name” field .
   • Possibly select a product state from the “Product state” menu . You can choose between the options “All”, “Only active products” and “Only deleted products”.
   • First introduced in version 5.6: Click on the appropriate option of the product structure level selector  to specify if the search is carried out product-based or item-based*.
   • Possibly select a search mode from the “Search mode” menu . The selected search mode defines the principle according to which the search function works. Further information about this matter you can find here.

• In order to trigger the search, click on the SEARCH button . Once the search was carried out, the products respectively items that were captured by the search are shown in the table.
• In order to reset the search, click on the RESET button .

• *The standard search offers the option to switch between a product-based search an an item-based search. When the product-based search is active, the search result shows all the items of a product even if a search only captures one or some items of a product. When the item-based search is active, the search result only shows the items that were captured by the search term.
• *When carrying out an item-based search, the data view needs to be set to “Item”. Otherwise the “Product list” table does not show only the items captured by the search, but their superordinate products or variants.

Why does the search not return the expected results?
Maybe there are still search parameters selected for the advanced search or a wrong search mode is selected. Clear the search using the RESETbutton resp. set another search mode.

Use the advanced search

The advanced search is an extension of the standard search as well as the list search. Using the advanced search you can narrow the search results further down by using attributes and the corresponding attribute values as search parameters. Here you can either assemble a selection of attributes and attribute values by yourself, or you can call up a search favorite which already contains the desired attributes and attribute values. You can also combine both options.

4. Select the appropriate attributes:
   • Possibly enter a search term in the search field to filter the list of attributes by a search term.
   • In order to select an attribute, transfer the attribute from the left column to the right column .
   • In order to deselect an attribute, transfer the attribute from the right column back to the left column.
5. In order to add the selected attributes to the advanced search, click on the ACCEPT button . Following this, the dialog box closes and the corresponding input fields and menus are shown.

5. Enter the appropriate search parameters in the respective input fields or select them from the respective menus .
6. In order to further specify particular search parameters, click on the button in the input field of the respective attribute.The corresponding dialog box is shown. Make the appropriate settings and click on the ACCEPT button. Further information about this matter you can find here.

• To execute the search, click on the SEARCH button .
  Once the search was executed, all the products which were captured by the search are shown in the "Product list" table.
• To reset the search, click on the RESET button .

• Click here to learn more about the handling of the dialog box for selecting attributes.
• Using the button and the button you can transfer all the attributes from one column to the other column at once.

• In order to turn the attribute selection in the right-hand column back to the standard selection, click on the
  button. Following this, the corresponding submenu is shown. Click on the option "Reset selection to default".
• In order to save the current selection in the right-hand column as a new standard selection, click on the
  button. Following this, the corresponding submenu is shown. Click on the option " Save selection as default".

1. Select a search favorite from the “Search favorite” menu. Afterwards the search parameters from the selected search favorite will be displayed below the menu. This comprises the attributes as well as the attribute values which were specified as search parameters.
2. Possibly make changes to the search parameters.
   • In order to change a search parameter, click on the respective attribute field and enter a new value respectively select one or several values from the corresponding menu.
   • In order to further specify particular search parameters, click on the button in the input field of the respective attribute.The corresponding dialog box is shown. Make the appropriate settings and click on the ACCEPT button. Further information about this matter you can find here.

• In order to execute the search, click on the SEARCH button. Once the search was executed, all the products which were captured by the search are shown in the "" table.
• In order to reset the search, click on the RESET button.

Click here to find further information about search favorites.

Use the list search

You can use the list search to search for a range of numbers. These can be, for example, product, variant or item numbers. You only have to set the corresponding search attribute. A search for any combination of numbers of different types is also possible, provided the search attribute “All” is selected. In this case, all numbers that correspond to the numbers entered are captured, regardless of whether they are product numbers, item numbers, etc. Though, it depends on the system configuration which types of numbers are covered by the search.

For a list search, you can either enter a set of numbers or use a search favourite that already has a set of numbers grouped together.

1. In the seachmask, move the upper toggle switch to the position to activate the list search.
2. Select the option “Product number” from the “Search attribute” menu.
3. Enter the product numbers in the input field “Number list”. You can separate the product numbers by semicolons or line breaks.
4. Possibly select a search mode from the “Search mode” menu. The selected search mode defines the principle according to which the search function works. Further information about this matter you can find here.

• In order to execute the search, click on the SEARCH button. Once the search was executed, all the products which were captured by the search are shown in the "" table.
• In order to reset the search, click on the RESET button.

When performing a list search for product numbers, variant numbers or item numbers, all the three the search modes can be applied. In a list search using other standard search attributes such as EANs or external supplier numbers, the standard search mode is applied automatically. The other search modes are not available. For project-specific search attributes it can be specified during the system setup wether all three search modes can be applied to them.

Numbers which were not found by the search can be copied to the clipboard by clicking on the button.

Use a list search using a search favorite

In order to use the list search using a search favorite, proceed as follows:

1. In the searchmask, move the upper toggle switch to the position to activate the list search.
2. Select a search favorite from the “Search favorite” menu. Following this, the numbers from the selected search favorite are shown in the input field “Number list”.
3. Possibly make changes to the list of numbers.

• In order to execute the search, click on the SEARCH button. Once the search was executed, all the products which were captured by the search are shown in the "" table.
• In order to reset the search, click on the RESET button.

Click here to find further information about search favorites.

FAQ

What is the difference between the standard search and the list search?

The standard search is used to search for a single product number, a range of product numbers or a product name, whereas the list search is used to search for a range of numbers, for example product, variant or item numbers, which are entered as a list.

Why does the search not return the expected results?

Maybe there are still search parameters selected for the advanced search or a wrong search mode is selected. Clear the search using the RESET button resp. set another search mode.

How do product-based and item-based search differ?

When the product-based search is active, the search result shows all the items of a product even if a search only captures one or some items of a product. When the item-based search is active, the search result only shows the items that were captured by the search term.

What needs to be set so that an item-based search shows only the captured items?

When carrying out an item-based search, the data view needs to be set to “Item”. Otherwise the “Product list” table does not show only the items captured by the search, but their superordinate products or variants.