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To search for a vendor, click on the Vendor link in the Lookup and Maintenance e-docs section on the KFS Main Menu.

You can search for a partial vendor name by using a “wild card” search – place an asterisk (*) before and after the keyword. In addition, KFS allows you to search by an alias name that may be associated with the vendor.

If the commodity code does not automatically import into the requisition e-doc from e-SHOP, click the lookup button (the magnifying glass icon) in the commodity code field. The Commodity Code Lookup screen will appear. Use the directions above for searching in the Commodity Code Description field. When a list of possible commodity codes is returned, choose the one that most accurately describes the item being purchased. Be sure you click on Return Value and not the code itself.

A KFS lookup tool is designated by a magnifying glass icon ().

In any KFS lookup screen, the best way to find information is to enter a keyword, e.g., tiger. In KFS, the wild card is an asterisk (*), and it is used in the search string. When searching, place an asterisk before and after the keyword(s) to find items that include the keyword(s), e.g., *tiger*. Remember that the less information entered into the search fields, the greater the search results.

Click the search button at the bottom of the page.