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.