Commodity Search | Veson Help Center

CPP Additives are now included in the Commodity Search results and its data is fully accessible through this search interface.

The Commodity Search module gives you access to all the commodities hosted in the system. The sections below outline the features of the search interface.

1.1 Overview

The following image shows the Commodities module. This is the standard interface used across many of the modules on Milbros.com and offers several key enhancements that enables better access to quickly find the commodity you are searching for.

Navigate to the left pane and select the Commodities module → select Search.

Note that the search technology searches on beginning of words and not on strings of letters within words.

The Search workspace provides the following columns:

Commodity, which includes the acronyms for the commodities.
Short Name
Specification including the product name, which is the IBC Code name, trad name, synonym, charterer, or product specifications.
Product Name for the commodity is listed in its own column.
CAS #
Modified is the date the product was last modified in Milbros.
View to see the commodity details.

The search results workspace defaults to display 15 rows per page. Change the selection from 15 to 100 or 200 to scroll through the search results faster.

1.2 Searching for Commodities

Searches can be performed for all available commodities or you can search only your Favorite commodities. Setting Favorite commodities is explained further in Section 1.3.

1st Search Option:

In the search box you can enter the name of the commodity you are searching for. As you start typing, the system displays a list of possible matches to help you refine your search. The list of matching results will only display words that begin with the search phrase. For example, if you type Toluene you do not see Hydroxytoluene in the result list.

The commodity database also contains acronyms for certain commodities. If you type an acronym in the search box it displays in the drop-down menu. For example, type MDI and the drop-down menu displays MDI (Acronym).

You can select an item from the drop-down menu and the search is performed using the selected item.

The search box also supports searching by CAS Number and UN Number. Start typing the CAS or UN Number in the search box and the possible matches will be displayed.

2nd Search Option:

You can type your entry (cargo name) in the Search box on the upper right corner of the website, press Enter or select the entry from the drop-down menu and press Enter.

1.3 Setting Favorite Commodities

As most companies normally only handle a few hundred commodities. This feature enables you to select the commodities you want to include in your Favorites list. These can then be easily accessed from the Commodities or Favorites menu. The selection of favorite commodities is saved at the company-level which means all users who sign in under your company will see the same list of favorites. You can specify which users in the company have the ability to add/remove commodities from the favorite list.

Adding Commodity to Your Favorites: To add a commodity to your Favorites list, click the blank star next to any commodity in the search results grid. The star changes to grey, indicating that the commodity is added to your Favorites list.

Removing Commodity from your Favorites: To remove a commodity from your Favorites list, click the grey star next to any commodity in the search results grid.

Select the three-dot menu to open the Actions menu, which contains several options available on this form.

Export to Excel:	Exports the current search result records to Excel.
Refresh Data:	Refresh the underlying data from the database.
Reset View:	Resets the sorting, filtering and default columns for the selected View.
User’s Guide:	Download the User’s Guide to the Milbros.
Report an Issue:	Click this link to email an issue you would like to report to Milbros Support.
Columns:	Click the Columns button to see a list of the columns that are available. After the column is added it remains in the grid until removed. The selected columns can be customized by each user and after they are set, they are available when you access the website from any location. The Export to Excel function exports the columns selected in the current View.

1.5 Column Re-Ordering

The search results grid supports column reordering. You can drag and drop columns to change their order in the grid. Left-click and drag a column to another location and drop it. The search results grid automatically refreshes with the new column order.

1.6 Column Sorting

The search results grid supports multi-column sorting. An arrow appears next to each column that has been sorted. To sort by a specific column, click the column header. To sort by multiple columns, hold down the Shift key and click each column you want to sort by.

1.7 Paging

By default, the search results grid displays 15 records per page. If you have a large resolution screen, you can change that option in the bottom-right corner of the page to 25 or 200 records per page.

The paging buttons, shown at the bottom of the page, allow you to browse through the pages.