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2.1 SearchProducts
2.2 link buttons
[Find] [Advanced Search]
2.3 by Keywords
2.3.1 Discussion
Enter any or all of the words in a product name, or enter a Category ID.
'Any' will present every product or category with any of the specified words.
'All' returns only the products with every word in its name.
'No Contains' checked means to eliminate returns meeting the criteria from the first Category ID box. For example, in the illustration below, if the Category 'Gizmo' were entered in the first box and 'No Contains' were checked, there would be no results found.
Click on [Find] when entries are complete. If your returns are not satisfactory, use the Advanced Search feature.
2.3.2 Results of search
2.3.2.1 keywordsearch-results
2.3.2.2 link buttons
[Find] [Advanced Search] [Refine Search] [Create Virtual Product] [Remove] [Expire] [Add to Category] [Add Feature] [Remove Feature]
2.3.2.3 List of found products
Each of the returned Items is a link to that item's catalog page. Click on the desired product to go to that page.
2.3.2.4 Create Virtual Product
An example of virtual product is 'Shirt' - no one buys a shirt, they buy a white, short-sleeve shirt, with button-down collar and pocket, size Large. Each of the adjectives represents a variant of the virtual product shirt.
What this tool does is provide the means to make variants around an existing product which would turn that product into a virtual. In the example found, Open Gizmo is the Virtual and the Variants are expressed in (MIT), (BSD), etc.
2.3.2.5 Remove Results from Category
Here you can quickly delete all of the resulting products from every category (specify Any Category) or from whichever category you select from the drop-down box.
2.3.2.6 Expire Results from Category
This tool is useful for having items in a seasonal category; when the season is finished, the results would be 'Expired' from the category. Assign a date from the popup calendar before clicking on [Expire].
2.3.2.7 Add results to category
Here you can quickly drop your search results (and the search could have been for just one product, by the way!) into any category you select.
If you wish the categorization to start at a future date, use the popup calendar to select that date.
2.3.2.8 Add Feature to Results
Quickly attach a feature from the drop-down box to all of the results of the search.
2.3.2.9 Remove Feature from Results
If a feature is no longer offered with the products displayed, use this tool to identify the Feature ID and then remove the association.
2.4 by Category ID
Enter any or all of the words in a category name; 'Any' will present every category with any of the specified words, 'All' returns only the categories with every word in its name.
2.4.1 categorysearch-results
2.4.2 Discussion
Whether by keyword or category, the radio buttons for Any and All apply.
Enter the category into the upper Category ID box, or use the drop-down box and select the Category from there. Results return all products found within that category.
The link buttons and the tools given to work with the results are the same as discussed above under the Keywords search.
2.5 Advanced Search
Begin an Advanced Search by entering either a Category ID in the input box under the 'Any' and 'All' buttons, or selecting a category in the drop-down input box (or do both!!), then clicking on [Advanced Search].
2.5.1 Category ID
Enter an existing Category ID in this field, then click the [Advanced Search] link.
You may leave this field blank and, if you do not select a category from the drop-down box, the screen returned will be as shown in the graphic below. When a category is indicated, only the search parameters that apply to the category are presented.
2.5.2 Select a Category (drop-down box)
Alternately, choose a Category from the drop-down box, then click on the [Advanced Search] link.
2.5.3 advancedsearch
2.5.4 link buttons
[Advanced Search] [Find]
2.5.5 Advanced Search tools
2.5.5.1 Category (drop-down box)
If you had already indicated a category before clicking [Advanced Search], that will be stated here and its choice will determine which of the subsequent drop-down boxes are displayed. If no Category has been chosen yet, you have the drop-down box here from which to choose.
Include Sub-Categories: Yes or No by selecting a radio button. Default is Yes; select No if you do not want sub-categories searched.
2.5.5.2 Keywords
Enter one or more keywords for the search. Then choose either the Any or All radio button. This will indicate whether the results should be determined by finding Any one or more of the words, or only the results which include All of the words.
2.5.5.3 Feature IDs (3 choices)
Entry must be using established IDs already in the database; can be any ID without having to search through drop-down windows.
2.5.5.4 Amount (drop-down box)
Choices might include something like the following:
Any -
$10.00 [2002]
$25.00 [2003]
$50.00 [2004]
$100.00 [2005]
Other Amount [2006]
2.5.5.5 Color (drop-down box)
Possible choices might include:
Any -
Black [9000]
Silver [9001]
2.5.5.6 Hazmat ()drop-down box)
Choices could be stated as:
Any -
Hazmat [1000]
Non-Hazmat [1001]
2.5.5.7 License (drop-down box)
Choices might include:
Any -
BSD [8002]
GPL [8001]
LGPL [8000]
MIT [8003]
2.5.5.8 Size (drop-down box)
Sizes might be expressed as:
Any -
3-Wheel [9002]
4-Wheel [9003]
2.5.5.9 Style (drop-down box)
Style choices might include:
Any -
Classic [2000]
Holiday [2001]
2.5.5.10 Type (drop-down box)
Types could be presented as the following:
Any - Gift Card Type - See idCode [2008]
Gift Card Type - See idCode [2009]
2.5.5.11 Supplier (drop-down box)
Suppliers listed as such in your Party Manager are presented in the drop-down box.
This should not be specified unless you wish to exclude items from any Supplier EXCEPT the selected one.
2.5.5.12 Sort Order (drop-down box)
Select a sort-order basis from the drop-down box, then choose a radio button for 'High to Low' or 'Low to High.'
Choices for the sort basis might include:
Keyword Relevancy
Product Name
Internal Name
Popularity by Orders
Popularity by Views
Customer Rating
List Price
Default Price
Average Cost
Minimum Price
Maximum Price
2.5.5.13 Last Search
Details of the last search and an option to start a new search or refine the last search are given.
2.6 Product Jump
This time-saving tool will take you directly to the working tab of the Catalog Manager with known data already populated for whatever item you enter.
2.6.1 Item sought
This is the working box to the left of the Product Jump drop-down box. Enter an attribute, a feature, the product ID, whatever known factor you are wanting to work with.
2.6.2 Jump-to box
Click on the -Product Jump- drop down box. Select the topic to which you wish to jump and you will be immediately taken to the appropriate working screen. An example is shown below.
Possible destinations for the Product Jump may include:
QuickAdmin
Product
Prices
Content
IDs
Categories
Keywords
Associations
Manufacturing
Costs
Attributes
Features
Facilities
Locations
Inventory
Suppliers
Accounts
Variants
Configurations
2.6.3 Found-Example
2.7 Product Found!
2.7.1 Discussion
When you have found the Product or Item you have sought, in a list, just click on the ID number! You will be taken directly to the screen shown below, labeled Product-Found.
Note all of the Tabs across the top of the screen where you can perform a multitude of tasks related to the product, its categories and catalogs. Each of the major tabs and their sub-tabs are discussed in the topics following.
Note also the many functions available to work with your products or services and present them in your Catalog. These will all be discussed under their tab-topics, below.