Search Options at a Glance

The search function can be found under viaCONTENT → Search or under viaPRODUCT → Search. Depending on the chosen menu (viaCONTENT/viaPRODUCT), different search areas can be selected.

Using the search, different criteria can be evaluated, but only one per search process. You can evaluate multiple criteria at the same time with the extended search. The search is not case sensitive. Spaces are interpreted as spaces.

In the Products and product variants search area, you can search according to the following criteria:

• ID

• Name

• Item number

In the Hierarchies search area, you can search according to the following criteria:

• ID

• Name

• Shortcut

In the Elements search area, you can search according to the following criteria:

• ID

• Name

• Keywords

• Categories

• Root element and element variant search

If you want to search for wildcards, you need to mask them using the \ (backslash). A search for 123\_ finds 123_. The following wildcards can be used:

• ^ (caret): The search term begins exactly with the entered value. The search for ^Sa finds Saw.

• "" (quotation marks): The search result corresponds exactly to the search term within the quotation marks. A search for "Saw" will find Saw.

• * (asterisk): Any compound characters can follow a search term. A search for Sa*wo finds saw wood. The wildcard can be changed with the system parameter WildcardMulti.

• % (percent): Any compound characters can follow a search term. A search for Sa%wo finds saw wood. The wildcard can be changed with the system parameter WildcardMulti.

• _ (underscore): Any characters can follow a search term. A search for Sa_ will find Saw. The wildcard can be changed with the system parameter WildCardSingle.

• ? (question mark): Any characters can follow a search term. A search for Sa? will find Saw. The wildcard can be changed with the system parameter WildCardSingle.