Summary:

How to do a simple search in Marketplace.

Instructions:

Search:

The search functionality will look at data contained in the following item fields:

• Item ID
• Manufacturer ID
• Item Name
• Item Keywords
• Agreement Keywords
• Manufacturer Name
• Supplier Name
• Contract Reference
• Description
• UNSPSC Class name

NOTE: Your search terms are combined using an OR, for example if you are searching for pink saddle then the search results will show any items with either pink OR saddle in the fields listed above. You can change this on the search results page by selecting ‘Match all keywords’ in the filter list. This will combine the search terms using an AND, i.e. the search results will show any items with both pink AND saddle in the above fields.

• You must enter a search term before clicking Search.

Search Results Page:

• The results of your search will be displayed in a list format as shown below.

A thumbnail image (if provided by the Supplier) along with the key summary information will be displayed.

You can see the number of results returned from your search.

• Click the item name to see more information about the item
• The item will display by default the minimum quantity available to order.

If for example the minimum order quantity is 5, you will be unable to order less than this.

• Click Add to add the item to the shopping basket.

The item count will increase beside the basket icon in the top right of the page.

• Click the  button to add your item to a list (See My Lists for further details) and the button to add the item to the Compare table (see Compare for further details).

You are able to sort the results by a number of options to help browse the list and you are able to change the number items displayed on a page.

• This set of general filters allows you to refine the results in the following ways:

By default the search results will only display items available to buy.

• You can tick the  filter to display items that are now unavailable.

NOTE: The items will become unavailable if the Agreement or Price List has expired or if the

Supplier temporarily flags the item unavailable. Items that are unavailable cannot be added, the shopping basket and will be displayed as shown below:

• If you would like the items to be made available, you will need to contact your Buyer Administrator.
• To refine the search results further, toggle the  filter.

This will only return items that contain all the words entered in the original search.

• Enter a minimum and maximum price range to exclude items that have a unit price outside of that range.

The filters displayed are ‘item attribute’ filters and will display according to the results of the earch and the item details available.

• Again, you can toggle these filters on and off to refine the results.
• My List, Compare and the Shopping Basket indicate the number of lists or items contained in them, and you can access these pages by clicking the icons.