Controlling searchable fields in the Search tool
You can control which searchable attributes appear in the Search Criteria pane of the Search tool and where they are positioned. This allows you to show only the attributes that you want to make available and turning off the display of less useful attributes.
To display and position searchable fields in the Search window
1 If it is not already displayed, select Search from the drop-down list.
2 To hide a searchable field from the Search window, select it in the
Displayed Fields column and click the left arrow (
) to move it to the
Available Fields column.
3 To display a hidden searchable field, select it in the
Available Fields column and click the right arrow (
) to display it in the
Displayed Fields list.
Note: You must display all required user defined attributes, or users will not be able to cost components.
4 Adjust the order of the displayed fields on the
Search window by selecting a field in the
Displayed Fields list and clicking
or
to move it within the list.
5 Select
File > Publish Changes from the System Administrator menu bar or click
in the tool bar to save your changes.
6 Restart aPriori to display changes to the Search window.
Note: System Administrators at companies that have implemented aPriori Access Control can further affect the behavior of the
Search tool by restricting the display of search results to only those components to which the user has access permission. See
Managing Systems below for more information.