Search Functionality
- In IMOS you have to enter the vendor using the short name (i.e. there is no advanced search functionality when entering costs, contract details etc.).
- However the short names are just that i.e. short abbreviations of longer names such as “Agencia Maritima NABSA SA” has the short name “A M NABSA SA”
- This means it can sometimes be quite difficult to identify and match the appropriate short name.
- So as a workaround, users are having to go into the address book, search for the entity to find the short name and then go back to enter it wherever they were in IMOS – a rather convoluted way to enter details!!
- Could you please look at being able to change how we enter Vendors from Short Name to Full Name. As I see we will come up with this problem time and time again.
Comments: 1
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23 Aug, '21
Jan ØrskouI recognize this issue. But not only for vendors. I also see the issue with e.g commodity names. When you create a cargo you also search by the shortname (and here you cannot even see the full name like you can with vendors).
The biggest problem as I see it is that Short name is too short. Both for customers, vendors and commodities (and probably more places) the short name is for no obvious reasons limited to 32 characters. Therefore you have to limit the short name to something that isn't logic to search for.
Another problem is if your vendor change name but you want to keep the account. You cannot change the short name, so you only change the Full name, however it still means that you must search by the old name. Not very intuitive.
Search by full name instead of short name could solve many of these issues, but only if you in the search box can still see other relevant information so you know you pick the right one. Extending the no of characters for short name would also be helpful