Searching for reference fields

Use this procedure to search for Reference Fields of M3 Business Engine (BE) system and version.

  1. On the Search tab, click Search By System Configuration.
  2. In the Keywords field, specify a keyword to search.
  3. Select an MDP BE System to use.
  4. Select an entity: Reference Field.
  5. Click the link to More Options for additional search filter.
    • Select a Component.
    • Set the Search Limit. The default value is 500.
  6. Click Search.

    On the Search Results tab, the Entity: Total match, and a data list with this information is displayed:

    Reference Field
    Name of the Reference Field.
    Description
    Description of the Reference Field.
    Component
    Component of the Reference Field.
    Ext
    Ext - Extension file of the Reference field
    Type
    Type - Type of the Reference field
    Category
    Category of the Reference field
    Length
    Length of the Reference field
    Decimals
    Decimal value of the Reference field
    Add info length
    Add info length value of the Reference field
    Add info short length
    Add info short length value of the Reference field
    Heading
    Heading value of the Reference field
    Help ID
    Help ID value of the Reference field
    Constraints
    Constraints value of the Reference field
  7. Use these options to sort and filter your results.

    • To sort the results alphabetically or numerically, click the Sort icon located in one or more column headings.

    • To filter the results, click the Filter icon in the last column and specify a dynamic free text filter for each column.