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 Executing the Search

Use

Using the search functions, you can find real estate objects that suit the needs of prospective tenants. When you create an RE search request, you already specify certain criteria, such as, the fixtures and fittings and location the tenant wants to have. Based on these criteria, the system generates a hit list, which you can process further.

Prerequisites

You made the necessary settings in Customizing for Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX). Choose Start of the navigation path Real Estate Search Next navigation step Search Result. End of the navigation path

You created offered objectsand RE search requests.

Features

You can search for the following objects using various criteria:

  • Offered objects

    You can search for offered objects from an RE search request, and display the results in a hit list.

  • RE search requests

    You can search for RE search requests from an offered object, and display the results in a hit list.

The search has the following features:

  • Standard search

    You can perform an unlimited search.

  • Text search

    You can search not only for attributes, such as fixtures and fittings characteristics, but also for any text that you entered in the RE search request.

  • Extended search

    You can have the system ignore certain attributes during the search.

For more information, see Searching for RE Search Requests and Offered Objects .

You can process the hit list containing the search results. For more information, see Processing the Hit List .

Example

You are a real estate specialist, who handles the data of apartments that are available to be rented. You also enter the data of potential tenants (prospects) for apartments you handle. The data of apartments available for rent is stored in the system in offered objects, and the data for the prospect’s requirements is stored in RE search requests.

An RE search request records everything related to the apartment search of Pierre Dubois, who is urgently looking for a new apartment. This data includes the fixtures and fittings, the neighborhood, and so on.

Mr. Dubois is looking for an apartment in New York City. He would like an older building, with bay windows, near Central Park. You search for suitable offered objects for Mr. Dubois, that is, apartments that are near Central Park and have the fixtures and fittings he requested. Mr. Dubois says these apartments are too expensive. Using an extended search, you have the system ignore the Neighborhood attribute, so that the hit list for Mr. Dubois’ RE search request now contains some attractively priced offered objects. The apartments in the list are now no longer near Central Park, but Mr. Dubois has made this selection.