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There are two different ways of searching for terms in SAPterm:

  • Searching from the initial screen of SAPterm

    This is a simple search method where the system looks through the table keys of the terminology database. These table keys are stored in uppercase, which means that the search is not case-sensitive, and does not consider special characters.

  • Searching using Advanced Search

    This search method enables you to define further criteria, for example, if you only want to search for terms within a specific component, or terms created by a specific user. This search is case-sensitive, and can distinguish special characters.

Prerequisites

You have already maintained your default language settings for your user in SAPterm.

The terminology database supports generic searches with "*".

Note Note

For performance reasons, a general search with only "*" is not possible when searching from the initial screen of SAPterm.

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Procedure

Finding Terms from the Initial Screen

  1. Call transaction STERM.

  2. Enter the term that you want to find and choose Find (Find).

Finding Terms Using Selection Options

To find terms in the terminology database using selection criteria, proceed as follows:

  1. Call transaction STERM.

  2. Choose Advanced Search (Advanced Search).

    The Advanced Search screen appears

  3. Enter the selection criteria that you require and choose Execute (Execute).

Result

A results list of all the terms that were found is displayed.