Note
This section is relevant only for document management (DM) on the SAP GUI. For information about finding documents on the PLM Web UI, see Search Functions (PLM Web UI).
The system includes options for finding documents if you do not know the document key or only know part of the key.
You can use known data for the document search function that is either directly related to the document info record or comes from the environment of the document. This data is known as selection criteria.
The following data will lead to a quick result in the document search:
Data from the document info record
Characteristic values from the class that was used to classify the document
Key data of an object that is linked to the document
Text elements from short or long texts
Key data of a document from the document hierarchy
Signature data
Note
You can also set up the document browser for your document search (see Enhanced Document Search).
The search function you choose depends on the known document data. The following table shows which known document data you can use for which functions for finding documents.
If you know the following data... | Then search using... |
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Key data of a linked SAP object from the PLM area | |
Key data of any document from the document hierarchy | The explosion of links between documents |
Signature data |