Search Manufacturers Using the New User Interface

Use the new interface to configure and run fast, efficient searches for manufacturers. This search is powered by Oracle Cloud Search and returns quick results for large datasets. You can also configure multiple search views and use index management to define which attributes you want to include in your searches.

To navigate to the new manufacturer search, go to Tasks > Product Management Experience > Search Manufacturers.

Search Manufacturers Task in Tasks Panel

Search Manufacturers Task in Tasks Panel

When you navigate from this task, the default search is for manufacturers. You can switch between objects using the context switcher.

Here's what you can do when you search for manufacturers:

  • Select any configured view
  • Search by any keyword of your choice
  • Apply filters on the search results
  • Show or hide columns in the search results
  • Use the Sort function to select one or more columns to sort by.  You can sort by multiple columns.
  • Export the selected list of manufacturers

Manufacturer Search with Column Selector and Configured View Display

Manufacturer Search with Column Selector and Configured View Display

This feature enables you to:

  • Vastly improve productivity with faster, more efficient searches.
  • Configure searches to specify the attributes on which the search should be run, and thereby optimize search results.
  • Configure the display of search results to focus on the data that you really want to see.

Steps to Enable

To enable this feature you need to log a Service Request (SR).

If you're approved to join the Controlled Availability program, then you'll receive details about how to enable the feature.

After you enable the feature, follow these additional steps:

Configure Indexes and Search Views

You can configure the index of attributes you want use in your searches, and create specific search views. To navigate to the Index and View Management interface, use the following tasks within the Product Management Experience section in the Tasks panel:

  • Configure Index
  • Configure Search

Configure Index and Views in Task Panel

Configure Index and Views in Task Panel

In the Index and View Management interface, you can:

  • Configure indexing of attributes for each object
  • Configure multiple search views
  • Configure display options for each view, including columns, filters, and more.

Configure Index

On the Index Management page, you see the objects that are enabled for index configuration.

Index Management Page

Index Management Page

The Configure Index page for each object shows you the list of attributes and attribute groups that are already indexed. You can add or remove attributes and then rebuild the index to include additional attributes. Once the rebuilding is complete, the attributes can be added to a search view.

Configure Index Page for Manufacturer Attributes

Configure Index Page for Manufacturer Attributes

Configure Views

On the Configure Views page, you see the list of views that have already been configured.  You can modify an existing view or create a new one.  For each view, you can add or remove attributes that are indexed.  The view that is marked as default is displayed in the Manage Manufacturers page.

Configure View for Objects

Configure View for Objects

For each attribute, you can enable the following:

  • Keyword Search - Search for the attribute by entering a search term in the search field.
  • Display columns - Show a column for the attribute in the search results.
  • Filters - Filter results by the attribute. Filter chips are enabled for attributes which are either date or text. You can’t enable filter chips for long text attributes.

Search Views for Manufacturer

Search Views for Manufacturer

Configure View Display and Options

Configure View Display and Options

Tips And Considerations

  • The index needs to be run the first time, and then each time a new attribute is added if you want to use the newly added attribute in your search.

  • The index is run behind the scenes for new manufacturers that are added after the index was last rebuilt.

  • After importing manufacturers, you must run the manufacturer upgrade process and then run the manufacturer index.
    • Use Enterprise Scheduler Service job: Upgrade Product Management Data to run on-demand manufacturer upgrade and presence indicator scripts:
      • Upgrade Process = Execution
      • Functional Area = Manufacturers
      • Feature = Update Manufacturer Management and then Update all presence indicators.
  • When a search string includes a dash you must enclose the string with double quotes to nullify the wildcard ("E-TECH").
  • Including a space between two strings will treat the two strings as an "OR" search.  For example, if you use a search string 'ACME Global', the results will include 'ACME Advanced' and 'Precision Global'.
  • The Manufacturer column is frozen when you use the horizontal scroll bar in the search results table.
  • Administrators must make a search view default to display the search results based on the configuration. The default that is set applies to all users.
  • Manufacturer and Manufacturer Description are the default indexed attributes. You can't remove them from the index.

Key Resources

  • Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM Using Product Development guide, available on the Oracle Help Center.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature.

To search for manufacturers in the new interface:

  • Access Manufacturer Search (EGP_VIEW_MANUFACTURER_SEARCH_PRIV)
  • Access Manufacturer Attributes for Indexing Using REST (EGP_GET_MANUFACTURER_AVAIL_ATRS_REST_PRIV)
  • Get Search View REST(EGP_GET_SEARCH_VIEW_REST_PRIV)
  • Users with View only access to Manufacturers require the following privileges
    • View Manufacturer (EGP_VIEW_MANUFACTURER_PRIV) and
    • Manage Trading Partner Item (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_PRIV) or Manage Trading Partner Item Reference (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_REFERENCE_PRIV)
  • Users with Edit access to Manufacturers require the following privileges
    • Manage Manufacturer (EGP_MANAGE_MANUFACTURER_PRIV) and
    • Manage Trading Partner Item (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_PRIV) or Manage Trading Partner Item Reference (EGP_MANAGE_TRADING_PARTNER_ITEM_REFERENCE_PRIV)

To configure the index:

  • Manage Product Management Index (EGP_MANAGE_PM_INDEXES_PRIV)
  • Manage Scheduled Job Definition(FND_MANAGE_SCHEDULED_JOB_DEFINITION_PRIV)
  • Grant Search Framework Manager Permissions(FND_SEARCH_FWK_MGR_PRIV)
  • Access Manufacturer Attributes for Indexing Using REST (EGP_GET_MANUFACTURER_AVAIL_ATRS_REST_PRIV)

To rebuild the index:

  • Rebuild Product Management Indexes(EGO_REBUILD_PRODUCT_MGT_INDEXES_PRIV)

To create search views:

  • Manage Product Management View(EGP_MANAGE_PM_VIEWS_PRIV)
  • Manage Scheduled Job Definition(FND_MANAGE_SCHEDULED_JOB_DEFINITION_PRIV)
  • Grant Search Framework Manager Permissions(FND_SEARCH_FWK_MGR_PRIV)
  • Access Product Development Configurations Using a REST Service (ACA_GET_PD_CONFIGURATIONS_REST_PRIV)
  • Manage Search View REST(EGP_MANAGE_SEARCH_VIEW_REST_PRIV)
  • Get View Available Attribute REST(EGP_VIEW_AVAIL_ATTR_REST_PRIV)