Search for a tender or contract

You can search for tenders and contracts in AVEVA Contract Risk Management using:

• Search options

• Advanced search options

Search for a tender or contract using search options

1. Click Search on the navigation bar.

2. Select Tenders/Contracts from the Search drop-down list.

3. Enter the search text or value.

   Tip Enter the % character to perform a wildcard search, e.g. % by itself to return all results or man% to return all results beginning with man.

4. Click the icon or press the Return key.

   The Tender/Contract Search page is displayed.

5. Enter values as required for the relevant search criteria.

   • Search In: Select Tenders, Contracts or Both.

   • Search On: Select whether you want to search by Name, Description or Reference.

   • Criteria: This option refers to the text you enter in the Search For field. Select whether you want the search to return results which Begins With, Contains or Ends With the text you enter in the Search For field.

   • Search for: Enter search text in the field.

     Tip Enter the % character to perform a wildcard search, e.g. % by itself to return all results or man% to return all results beginning with man.

6. Click Search.

   The tenders/contracts matching the search criteria you entered are displayed.

7. Click the name of the tender or contract you want to view.

   The Details page for the selected item is displayed.

   Tip You can also use the A-Z search area to search for contract or tenders by the initial letter of its name. Click Other to list contractors that start with a non-alphabetical character, e.g. numbers.

Search for a tender or contract using advanced search

8. Click Search on the navigation bar.

9. Select Tenders/Contracts from the Search drop-down list.

10. Enter the search text or value.

    Tip Enter the % character to perform a wildcard search, e.g. % by itself to return all results or man% to return all results beginning with man.

11. Click the icon or press the Return key.

    The Tender/Contract Search page is displayed.

12. Click Advanced Search.

    The Advanced Tender/Contract Search page is displayed.

13. Enter values as required for the relevant search criteria.

    • Search In: Select Tenders, Contracts or Both.

    • Name

    • Reference Number

    • Product Codes

    • Description

    • Date Created: Click the icon to select the date the tender/contract was created.

      Tip Select the appropriate operator from the Date Created drop-down list if you want to search before or after the date entered.

14. Select Exact, Not and Use needed to refine your search.

    Exact	Not	Use	Result
    Blank	Blank	Checked	Tenders/contracts whose corresponding field contains the search text are displayed.
    Checked	Blank	Checked	Only tenders/contracts whose corresponding field has an exact match to the search text are displayed.
    Blank	Checked	Checked	Tenders/contracts whose corresponding field does not contain the search text are displayed.
    Checked	Checked	Checked	Tenders/contracts whose corresponding field is not an exact match to the search text are displayed.

15. Click Search.

    A list of tenders/contracts matching the search criteria you entered is displayed.

16. Click the name of the tender or contract you want to view.

    The Details page for the selected item is displayed.

Search results

The following table describes the columns shown in the search results.