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Status Future consideration
Categories Inflight
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 21, 2025

Data extract api search enhancement for Reference # wildcard search with additional filter

Hi Team,

We had created TS019992184 for help with enhancements related to document number search based on reference number.


1.We do not currently have the capability to perform a 'contains' search using wildcards or regex.

2. We do not have filtering on the reference number API yet, all the filer criteria which are applicable for document search will be helpful


3. The results for reference number are currently unordered, adding additional search filter with start and end date will help to get precise search result


4.It would be ideal if we can have reference # search integrated with main document search


5.Also we were not able to find matching reference# results from archived document when we searched with reference#.

Thank you

What is your industry? Automotive
How will this idea be used?

Enhancements to reference # search will help us to get all documents grouped by invoice# or ASN# or PO# and wildcard search with additional search filter will help us to arrive us at accurate search results.

  • Admin
    Temi Abiola
    Aug 22, 2025

    Thanks Gajendra for your request. no 5 is now fixed and we will consider 1 to 4 in the future. I will let you know when we have a plan for this.