Ordering From the Quickpad in Web Commerce (Level 1)

Use the Quickpad if you know a product's number or description. Use the Quickpad to order items without browsing categories or lists and to order multiple known items at once.

This topic discusses how to order products using the Quickpad:

Using the three-frame window.
Using the two-frame window.

To order from the Quickpad using the three-frame window:

From the Browse by Category frame, click Search By Keywords to display the search information in the middle frame.
Click Quick Pad to display the Quickpad form.
In the search fields, enter any of the following:

A period (.) followed by the product ID number.
Your custom part number.
A product keyword. By default the search results show any products that match the first part of all keywords you entered. If you want an exact match on a specific keyword, type a period (.) after the keyword.
Any portion of the product description.

When you finish adding items, click Continue.

A summary page displays with the results of your Quickpad order:

If the product has...	Then...
An exact match	the system adds one of the product to your shopping cart. Click the Click here to view the itemlink to view the product description.
Multiple matches	click the Click here to select from the list of matched productslink to display a product list of those items that matched your Quickpad entry. Select the item you want to order.
Too many matches	refine your search by entering more specific information in the Quickpad fields provided.
No match	click the link to return to the Quickpad to retry your search using different search criteria.

To order from the Quickpad using the two-frame window:

Click the Quickpad tab in the Product Search frame to display the Quickpad.
Continue with step 2 above.

To change the quantity of items added to your cart:

When using the Quickpad to order products, the system adds one of each product it finds an exact match for to your shopping cart. To change the quantity of the item in your shopping cart, view your shopping cart and update the quantity for each item.