Setting the advanced search filter by component Use this procedure to set the advanced filter of an M3 Business Engine (BE) search by component. On the Search tab, click Search By Component. Specify the information for the component fields. See Component fields. Click the More options link and set the advanced search filter. Select the component. Set the search limit. See Component Advanced Search. Click Search. A search result tab opens with a list of matching entries with the header Selected entity: Total match and all other relational information corresponding to your selection.