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If you know an identifying word or phrase from a catalog description, such as product name or part number, then you can search directly for that information in the catalog text.

If not, then browsing down through the catalog's categories and sub-categories may be the best way to locate an item. 

Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition provides two ways to search for items in the catalog.    

Keyword Search

Use this method to search every item description, manufacturer's and supplier's name and part number, in the catalog for specific phrase, word or number. You can use parts of a word and wildcards to extend the search.

Detail Search

Use this method to search the catalog and sort (or group) the results using multiple criteria. Detail searches are particularly useful when you want to make a progressive search, or to refine the results of a previous search or browse. 

Long Descriptions When doing a keyword search Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition searches the full text of the Catalog Long Descriptions (those you see on the Item Description page.) Although this takes longer than searching just the short item descriptions, it allows you to use more complex keyword search syntax to refine your search and return a shorter list of items that meet your exact requirements.

Resetting the Browse Sequence

If you make a mistake and want to restart your search:

• Click [Reset] to return to the top-level category list, or
• If grouped or sorted by category, click on any sub-category in the browse path to return to that step in the search sequence.

Checking Out

When you have finished selecting items, you may click the Shopping Cart tab to display the Shopping Cart page.

On this page, you can make further changes or additions and submit your Shopping Cart for approval.

To save the Shopping Cart without submitting it:

• Click in the Shopping Cart Name text box, in the status bar, and type any name you wish, then
  
• Click    to save the Shopping Cart with your chosen name.

When you submit a Shopping Cart, it is saved. When you save a Shopping Cart, it is not submitted. The system uses its own internal identifier for each Shopping Cart. The name you choose to save it under is for your own convenience.

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