MAS90/200 Tip: How to Change the Default Search Operator
Posted by Karen in Knowledgebase, Tips and Tricks on August 7, 2011 | no comments
(Or, I don’t want “Begins with”, I want “Contains”)
In any MAS90/200 window where you can get a list of data, for instance, inventory items, the normal default Search option at the bottom of the list defaults to “<primary field> begins with”. Many users find it easier and more convenient to switch the default search to something other than the primary field, and also to make the default operator be “contains”.
As an example, if you get a list of inventory items, and most of the time you know some part of the description of the item that you are looking for, you may customize your system to always Search “<Description> Contains”.
This is how the default window looks:
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