Sams Teach Yourself Sap R/3 in 10 Minutes (10 Minute Guide)

Text Searching and Wildcards

SAP R/3 also allows you to search text fields by using wildcards . For example, if you don't know a product number for the material you need but do know it was something for a motor, you could use a wildcard to find the material code (see Figure 8.6).

Plain English

Wildcard  

In poker, this is a card you can use to represent any card. In SAP R/3, a wildcard is a character you can use to represent any character or series of characters .

To learn how to use a wildcard, follow these steps to find the material number for an unknown material:

1. From the Selection of Search Method list dialog box appears (see Figure 8.6).

   Figure 8.6. You use the wildcards in the Restrict Value Range dialog box.

2. For the example described earlier, you want to look for all records that contain the word motor. Type *MOTOR* . (In general, type any word that corresponds to your company's list, enclosed with * wildcard characters.)

3. Press Enter. SAP R/3 displays only those materials whose descriptions contain MOTOR (see Figure 8.7). Notice that the material code you used in Lesson 7 (1500-520 for 10-W-30 motor oil) appears on the list.

4. Double-click the code to carry it back to the Create Purchase Requisition: Item Overview screen.