Advanced Search dialog box

Advanced Search specifies searching conditions for family properties and selects categories to include in the search.

Access:

In the Content Center dialog box, click Search, and then click Advanced Search on the Quick Search bar.

Look For:	Select Families to look for families that match the searching criteria. Select Members to list all family members (parts) that match the searching criteria. Note: The Look For option is set to Families and disabled when you access Search from Content Center Editor.
Look In:	Displays categories included in the search. Click Categories to open the Choose Categories dialog box. Then select categories to include in Search. Note: If the Search Subcategories option is selected in the Choose Categories dialog box, also all subordinate categories are included.

Basic Tab

Name	To specify a name as search criteria, select the check box and enter a name in the text field.
Description	To specify a description as search criteria, select the check box and enter a description in the text field.
Part Number	To specify a Part Number as search criteria, select the check box and enter a Part Number in the text field.
Standard	To specify a Standards search criteria, click the drop-down arrow and select from the list.
Material	To specify a Material as search criteria, select the check box and click next to the Value field. Then select appropriate materials in the Select Materials dialog box, and click OK.

Advanced Tab

Find items that match these criteria	Displays the search criteria to use when Search Now is clicked.
Define more criteria	Defines a search condition.
Parameter	Select a parameter from the list of category parameters. Note: Only category parameters common for all selected categories are listed.
Condition	Select a condition operator for the selected parameter. For string parameters, choose Contains, Starts with, Ends by, or In List operator.
Value	Defines a value, list of values, or range for the selected parameter. Enter a value with the unit for numeric values. If the unit is not specified, centimeters are used as the default unit. If you select In List operator, use a semicolon to separate individual values. If you select Material as Parameter, click next to the Value field to select materials from the list.
Add to list	Adds the search condition to the list of search criteria.

Search Now	Starts the searching process.
Search Result:	Lists families that match the selected search criteria. Note: Search finds only items that meet all defined searching criteria.