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Customizing Report Template to Search for Part
You can use the Related Object Search feature to search for a part based on common enterprise data, view-specific enterprise data, or plant-specific functional data attributes. For example, you can search for a part that has an associated plant-specific functional data object of a specific BOM type.
The Related Object Search field appears when the following conditions are met:
The Enable Related Object Search preference is set to Yes.
Only one object type is selected in the Search pane; for example, Part.
The selected object type has an associated report template that is available for advanced searches.
The following example illustrates how to create a report template to search for parts based on common enterprise data, view-specific enterprise data, and plant-specific functional data attributes.
1. On the Report Templates table, click the New Report Template icon . For more information on the table, see Managing Report Templates.
2. Under Properties, provide a template name and select Available for use with Advanced Search.
3. Under Tables and Joins, select the type as Part.
As shown in the illustration, select the tables and joins for Part.
To enable part search based on plant-specific functional data, under Part, add the Enterprise Data, Plant Specific Functional Data Master, and the required plant-specific functional data tables. The join types are added automatically between the tables.
To enable part search based on view-specific enterprise data, under Part, add the View Specific Enterprise Data table.
To enable part search based on common enterprise data, under Part, add the Common Enterprise Data table.
4. Under Select or Constrain, configure the attributes that appear under Related Object Search in the Search pane.
5. Under Criteria, specify any additional criteria to be applied.
6. Under Sort, specify the sorting order for the selected attributes.
7. Click Apply and Close.
For more information on creating a report template, see Creating and Using an Advanced Search Report Template.
For information on searching for a part using the attributes defined in the report template, see Related Object Search.