====CATS Quick Search Feature====

CATS has a search feature that can be used to quickly search and pull up the item/procedure you are searching.
Access invoices, contracts, accounts, traffic forms from the quick menu interface by entering the identifier.
Users can do this one of two ways: Search all skills or enter the one-character code for the "skill".

===Access Quick Search (all skills)===

There a few ways to access this feature. Go to **? > Search** or press **F5 (Ctrl + F5 on web-based)** while in CATS.
This will pull up a search bar. 
[{{:cats:procedures:quicksearch_enterterms.png?|Enter a search term in the box}}]
Enter a search item term and CATS will give a list. Click on the item and continue as usual. 
[{{:cats:procedures:quicksearch_search.png?|Search terms}}]

(For example, search the term **add contract** and go directly to adding a contract) 
[{{:cats:procedures:quicksearch_addcontract.png?|Search add contract to pull up adding a contract}}]

===Use One Character Skill Code===
Accessing Invoices, Contracts, Counter-party Accounts, Traffic Forms from the quick menu interface by entering the one or two-character skill code and then a space followed by the search criteria for that skill.\\ 
Skill character codes:\\ 

  * **Accounts** ''a'': find counter-party accounts by account code. 
    * (example) ''a BREW'' lists accounts that start with "BREW".
  * **Reports** ''r'': list user designed reports by their save name. 
    * (example) ''r MTM'' lists all reports saved with "MTM" in their name.
  * **Invoices** "i": find active purchase/sale invoices using counter-party account code and/or invoice number.
    * (example) ''i 515'' lists all invoices with numbers starting with "515". 
    * (example) ''i BREW'' lists all invoices for counter-parties with account codes that start with "BREW". 
    * (example) ''i 515 BREW'' lists all invoices with numbers starting with "515" for counter-parties whose codes start with "BREW".
  * **Contracts** ''p'' or ''s'': find contracts using counter-party account code or contract number. 
    * (example) ''s 160112'' finds the sale contract with number "160112". 
    * (example) ''p BREW'' finds purchase contracts for sellers whose account code starts with "BREW". 
    * (example) ''p BREW 231'' finds purchase contracts for counter-parties whose account code starts with "BREW" with a contract number that starts with "231".
  * **Delivery Order** ''do'': list delivery order traffic forms by counter-party account code or DO number.
  * **Sampling Order** ''so'': list sampling order traffic forms by counter-party account code or SO number.
  * **Shipping Advice** ''sh'': list shipping advice traffic forms by counter-party account code or SH number. 
  * **Shipping Instructions** ''si'': list shipping instruction traffic forms by counter-party account code or SI number.