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You can use this function to configure search options for individual users.

Prerequisites

You are assigned the role of UI Configuration Manager in the MDM console.

You have set the priorities for attributes in the MDM Data Manager in the taxonomy mode.

Features

In the Customize Search tab page:

  • Aspects of search tab such as the list type, hierarchy or selection, availability of advance search and so on can be configured.

  • The search criteria types, dropdown, ranges, or free text are available for the configuration of advanced search fields

  • The following operators are available:

    Operator Type

    Operators

    Text or Hierarchy Field

    Contains

    Starts with

    Ends with

    Equals

    Excludes

    Sounds like

    Is Null

    Is Not Null

    Normalized Text

    Contains

    Starts with

    Ends with

    Equals

    Sounds like

    Is Null

    Is Not Null

    Integer or Real Field

    =

    <

    <=

    >

    >=

    <>

    Is Null

    Is Not Null

    Boolean Field

    True

    False

    Is Null

    Is Not Null

On the General tab page, the following searches are available:

  • Attribute search. This searches for categories and suppliers, and the attribute priority feature is also available.

  • Contract ID search. This searches for items and their prices.

  • AllLookupFields search. This searches using all the lookup fields of the lookup table, instead of only the display field.

More Information

See SAP Solution Manager   <project name>   Scenarios   SAP SRM <release>   Catalog Content Management   Business Processes   Searching in Catalog Data   Search for Items