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Keyword Search


When doing a keyword search the Procurement application searches the full text of the Procurement application catalog for a single keyword or using combinations of keywords and more complex search syntax.

  1. Click in the keyword text box, and type any word, part of a word, or logical phrase you want to find in an item name or description.
  2. The Procurement application allows complex keyword searches, using Wild Card Characters and combinations.

    For example: pen OR pencil

  3. To perform a combined keyword and Detail Search of the catalog, also use the Search Criteria text entry boxes, to add search criteria.
  4. You may specify a value for one or more of:

  5. Click [Find].
  6. The Procurement application displays a list of all items meeting all of your criteria in a Search Results table below.

  7. If a long list is presented, use the VCR-style controls to Navigate Lists.
  8. If too many items are retrieved, use the Search Criteria text entry boxes, drop-down menu and radio button to Refine Results and reduce the number of items.

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