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.

    See System configuration fields.

  4. Select an entity: Reference Field.

    See M3 BE entities.

  5. Click the link to More Options for additional search filter.
    1. Select a component.
    2. Set the search limit. The default value is 500.

      See System configuration advanced search.

  6. Click Search.

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

    Column heading Description
    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 type a dynamic free text filter for each column.

    • To view index relations, click View.