The search functions provided for the
Employee
object type enable you to search for employees in various ways.
The search functions are identified with a
. A search function can also be incorporated into the
Employee
object type. The
Employee
object type is identified with a
.
Searching for employees using the collective search help
Choose
Collective search help
.
A dialog box appears, displaying a number of elementary search helps (
Organizational Assignment
, for example).
Enter your search in one of the fields available for an elementary search help. You can also make masked entries (such as M+++er) or generic entries (such as M*).
Choose
.
The search result is displayed in the
selection area
; the display in the overview and detail areas remains unchanged.
If required, you can search for more employees, and add the employees found to the
selection area
by choosing
Insert
.
Double-click on the required employee in the
selection area
.
The selected employee is displayed in the
work area
. You can start to edit the employee data.
Searching for employees using a search term
Choose
Search term
(or
Employees
if this object type relates to the function).
The
Find Employees
dialog box appears.
Enter the relevant personnel number or last name. You can also make masked entries (such as M+++er) or generic entries (such as M*).
Choose
Find.
The search result is displayed in the
selection area
; the display in the overview and detail areas remains unchanged.
If required, you can search for more employees, and add the employees found to the
selection area
by choosing
Insert
.
Double-click on the required employee in the
selection area
. You can start to edit the employee data.
Searching for employees using the free search
The
free search
function uses the
InfoSetQuery
.
Choose
Free search.
The
Determine Objects of Type Employee
dialog box appears. For more information, see
Selection
. When the search is complete, the search result is displayed in the
selection area
.
Double-click on the required employee in the
selection area
. You can start to edit the employee data.