Vehicle Search

This function enables you to search your vehicle master for vehicles that fulfill specific criteria. To start the vehicle search in VSS, open Vehicle Search (transaction /DBE/VSEARCH). You can also find vehicles for processing an order, as this function is integrated into Order Processing (transaction /DBE/ORDER). Depending on the transaction, you can then do the following:

• Display and change the vehicle data (vehicle search)
• Display and change the orders created for the vehicle (order processing)
• Create new orders for the vehicle (order processing)

Integration

You can use this search function in the vehicle master as well as in order processing. In order processing, the vehicle search is available on the Order Acceptance tab and on the Order Search tab.

Prerequisites

You have been assigned to a role with vehicle models as a minimum, and you have stored vehicle master records in the Vehicle Master (transaction /DBE/VM).

Features

The following search options are available:

• Full-text search
  The full-text search is available when you search for vehicles.
  You can choose between exact search and error-tolerant or fuzzy search.
• Attribute-based search
  If you are searching for vehicles, you can use the following search criteria, for example:
  • Vehicle identification number
  • License plate number
  • Primary or secondary status
  • Customer
  • Division (Brand)

                 In order processing, you can search for the following three attributes:

• • Vehicle identification number
  • License plate number
  • Customer

                     The search for the internal vehicle number can also be performed.

If you enter multiple criteria, the vehicles must fulfill all of the criteria specified (AND operation); if both are available, you can combine full-text and attribute-based searches.
In an overview, the system displays all of the vehicles found together with vehicle data. From this overview, depending on which transaction you are currently using, you can either branch to the vehicle master record for the vehicle selected (vehicle search), or process an existing order or create a new order (order processing). If the system finds only one vehicle when searching for vehicles, the relevant vehicle master record is displayed automatically.
In category management, you can form categories, that is, groups of vehicles whose similarities are defined by certain rules. These rules are evaluated during the vehicle search. You can define exactly which vehicles you want to be displayed for which dealers. For further information, see component Vehicle Management System (VMS) under Vehicle Search > Vehicle Search Areas > Define Vehicle Categories.

In addition, you have the following options:

• Define, store, and delete selection variants
• Select a variant to enter into the search criteria fields on the vehicle search user interface
• Define a selection variant as default