Using the Hierarchical Entity Chooser

At certain points during product administration, you can use a chooser window to navigate the product catalog and select product IDs to populate fields or add products to lists. When you click the appropriate button, a Hierarchical Entity Chooser window is displayed as shown in Figure 223.

To Select Products from the Product Hierarchy

This task describes procedures according to the window shown in Figure 223.

1. If the tab is not already selected, then click the Hierarchy tab.
2. Navigate to the category that contains the product or products you want.

   When you expand the category, the products and categories assigned to the category appear in the chooser.

3. Find and click the product you want.

   The product ID appears in the list box at the bottom of the window.

4. Repeat the last two steps for each product you want to add.

   To remove a product from the list box, click on the product then click Remove.

5. Click Done.

The product or products appear in the field for which you accessed the Product Browser window.

To Search for Products in the Hierarchical Entity Chooser

This task describes procedures according to the window shown in Figure 223.

1. If the tab is not already selected, then click the Search tab.

2. In the Search Type drop-down list, select the search type: product name, product ID, or product description.
3. In the Search Criteria field, type the search string.

   You use an asterisk (*) to perform wildcard searches.

4. If desired, uncheck the Unassigned check box to search only among products assigned to product categories.
5. Click Search.

   The chooser displays the results of the search.

6. Find and select the product(s) you want.

   The product ID(s) appears in the list box at the bottom of the window.

7. Repeat from Step 2 for each product you want to add.

   To remove a product from the list box, click on the product, and then click Remove.

8. Click Done.

The product or products appear in the field for which you accessed the Product Browser window.

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