--- title: "2. Find/Search Solicitations" slug: "findsearch-solicitations" updated: 2024-01-30T20:15:26Z published: 2024-01-30T20:15:27Z canonical: "wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/findsearch-solicitations" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 2. Find/Search Solicitations ### **Find/Search Solicitations** **Solicitations: Find/Search** Only authorized/licensed users can access the **Solicitations** portion of CobbleStone®. 1. To access the **Solicitations** section of CobbleStone®, click **e-Sourcing** top navigation menu item. Then click **Find/Search Solicitations**. ![Graphical User Interface, text, Side Menu, Find/Search Solicitations](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666289496711.png) 2. To view the details for an existing solicitation record, click **Find/Search Solicitations**. The **Find/Search Solicitations** screen opens. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666289643026.png)Option 1: Choose a Sourcing Field to Search ![Graphical User interface, text, Side Menu, View All ](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666289652789.png)Option 2: Choose View All in the side menu 3. Search solicitations by choosing a field of all solicitation records to search by (such as the **solicitation close date**, **award amount**, or **entered by**). To do so, click the drop-down menu to display a list of fields to choose from. 4. Depending on the field selected, search criteria/keywords to search for in the specified field may need to be entered. Click **Search** once the necessary search criteria have been entered. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/findsearch-solicitations-image-xwurq8xa.png) 5. After clicking **Search**, a table with solicitation records meeting the search criteria displays. ![Graphical User interface, text, Find/Search Sourcing Records](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666290348265.png) 6. All solicitation records in the system can be viewed by clicking **View All** on the side menu. ![Graphical User Interface, text, Side Menu, View All](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666290528778.png) 7. Other options on the side menu include: a. **Manage Columns**: By clicking this option, system administrators are able to add and remove columns to be displayed on the "**Find/Search Solicitations** screen. ![Graphical User Interface, text, Side Menu, Manage Columns](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666290570271.png) ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/image-1666290665474.png) b. **Export** the **Find/Search Solicitations** screen to Excel, PDF, or Word formatted files **Note:** When exporting, all columns displayed on the screen are exported, including the **View** link (which will be disabled, but will still be displayed). It is the user's responsibility to remove any unwanted columns after exporting. c. **Search Files**: If full text searching has been enabled, this option will search all text-based files attached to solicitations based on the keyword(s) entered. 8. Note the columns in the results table. Filter the rows being displayed by each of these items by entering a keyword(s) into the corresponding text box and clicking the **filter icon** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/findsearch-solicitations-image-uujltt26.png). 9. To view the details of a solicitation record, click **View** to the left of the solicitation record’s name you would like to view. 10. The **Solicitation Details** screen opens. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/findsearch-solicitations-image-g2a28u06.png) 11. View all of the solicitation record’s details and information from the **Solicitation Details** screen **Notes:** The side menu contains options for each section/functionality related to the solicitation record. These buttons’ functionality/uses are further described in more detail in their corresponding Wiki pages under the Solicitations section. Each section is collapsible by using the arrow in the right corner of each section’s group box. ## Recent Updates There is also a section on the Find/Search page that displays the 5 most recently updated Solicitations by the logged in user. ![Graphical User Interface, text, Find/Search Sourcing Records, Recent Updates](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Top%205%20Solicitations%20Zoomed%20Out.PNG) Clicking **More** will bring you to a page that displays a longer list of the logged in user's recently updated Solicitations. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Recent%20Update%20Page%20Solicitation.PNG)