How Elastic Search Works in the Shopping Catalog Search

You can use the elastic search in the Responsive Self Service Procurement application to get accurate search results. The application displays search results matching the keywords you entered in order of relevance from highest to lowest.

When you use the search box, the application generates automatic suggestions based on these parameters:

• Your recently searched keywords. These suggestions are indicated by a clock icon.
• The catalog content that you have access to. These suggestions are indicated by a magnifying glass icon.

To search items or services, you can either use the autosuggested keywords or enter attribute values as keywords. The keyword search works on these matching criteria:

• Begins With: Search results return matches that begin with the word specified.
• Stemming: Searches match words with their plural form and other tenses.
• Fuzzy Matching: Searches match words with similar spelling.
• Quotation Marks: Enclosing a phrase in quotation marks ensures that the exact phrase is present. If multiple words are entered without quotation marks, any result that matches one or more words is returned.

Here’s the list that illustrates what attributes can be used with which content type:

Attribute	BPA Line	Master Item	Punchout Catalog	Punchout Search Item	Smart Form
Name	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Agreement Number	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Purchasing Category	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Assigned Browsing Categories	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Restrict to Browsing Category	No	No	No	No	Yes
UNSPSC	Yes	No	No	No	No
Item Number	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Description	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Keywords	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
GTIN	No	Yes	No	No	No
Manufacturer	Yes	Yes (0 or more)	No	Yes	Yes
Manufacturer Part Number	Yes	Yes (0 or more)	No	Yes	Yes
Supplier	Yes	Yes (0 or more)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supplier Item	Yes	Yes (0 or more)	No	Yes	Yes
Supplier Item Auxiliary ID	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Long Description	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Alias	Yes	No	No	No	No
Comments	Yes	No	No	No	No

Here's the list that illustrates what attribute information is displayed in search results:

Attribute	Master Item	BPA Line with Backing Master Item	BPA Line without Backing Master Item	Punchout Search Item	Punchout Catalog	Smart Form
Item Description	Always	Always	Always	Always	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Name	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Always	Always
Image	Primary image in PIM	Thumbnail image from BPA	Thumbnail image from BPA	Item image	Catalog image	Smart Form image
Brand (Manufacturer)	If only 1 trading partner of type Manufacturer	Manufacturer from BPA line	Manufacturer	Manufacturer	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Sold By (Supplier)	If only 1 trading partner of type Supplier	Supplier	Supplier	Supplier	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Packaging String	Per availability and Opt In	Per availability and Opt In	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Price per UOM	Always	Always	For Goods lines	Always	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Add to Cart Link	Always	Always	Always	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Go to Site Link	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Always	Always	Not Applicable
Create Request Link	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Always