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  Enhanced Document Search

Use

In the document search, there are two possible ways to display your search results:

The integration of the SAP Easy Document Management folder structure allows the search to focus on particular folders and thus restrict the number of hits.

Integration

You can use the SAP Easy Document Management folder structure to edit documents in Document Management (CA-DMS) , as required (see Document Browser ).

Prerequisites

You have activated the SAP ECC Extension (PLM extension) .

Features

  • You can branch to the folder structure in SAP Easy Document Management by choosing the Document Browser pushbutton.

  • You can use the pushbutton to start the search for a document info record either focused on a single folder or on all personal and public folders. The system displays a selection screen on which you can enter your search criteria.

  • You can use the secondary mouse button to reset the selection of folders and documents you made for the search.

  • The Display Document As... pushbutton allows you to specify whether the search result is output as a table (document list) or with a thumbnail (for the document info records whose originals have an image assigned to them). You can switch from one display to the other.

  • In the search result with thumbnails , you can, for example, carry out the following actions from the standard ALV tree control:

    • The Change Layout... ( ) pushbutton allows you to specify how many thumbnails you want to display per screen.

    • You use the Table pushbutton to go back to the document list.

    • Display originals ( )

    • Print originals ( )

    • Display document info record ( )

    • Change document info record ( )

    • Navigate to the product structure for the document info record ( )

  • In the table (document list) you can, for example, carry out the following additional actions from the standard ALV tree control:

    • You use the Thumbnails (Images) pushbutton to go back to the document display with thumbnails.

    • Print list ( )

    • Set filter ( )

    • Choose layout ( )

    • Send ( )

Activities

To find a document, proceed as follows:

  1. Choose one of the following options for selecting your documents: Selection Screen, Browser , or Selection Screen and Browser .

  2. Choose ( Find ).

  3. Enter your search criteria.

  4. Choose either Thumbnails (Images) or Table to display your search results.