Search by SKU, part number or barcode

Repeat buyers do not browse. They reorder from an invoice, a shelf label or a supplier's catalog, and they type what is printed there. In B2B catalogs a large share of searches contain a code rather than a word. If the search box cannot resolve a partial or mistyped code, the buyer phones in the order or goes to a competitor's portal. Code search is the highest-volume, highest-intent query type on a distributor storefront.

Shopsense indexes every code as a sequence of segments and matches prefixes, suffixes and mid-string fragments. Dashes, dots, slashes, spaces and letter case are ignored. The following queries all return SKU 123-57-ABC:

A handheld scanner types a barcode into the search field like a keyboard. Shopsense resolves UPC and EAN to the product and shows the price for the signed-in account. Buyers in a stockroom can scan a shelf and reorder without knowing the product name. Case and inner-pack barcodes are included when those fields are mapped from the ERP.

Typo tolerance for codes must be tighter than for words. One wrong character in a word is usually harmless. One wrong digit in a part number is a different product. Shopsense treats transposed digits and single-character substitutions as near matches, ranks them below exact hits, and labels them "Did you mean" so a buyer never orders the wrong item by accident.

The buyer may know the manufacturer's code or your internal SKU. Shopsense indexes every alias field mapped from the ERP, so any mapped code finds the product. Competitor cross-references and superseded-code notes are included only when those fields exist in the ERP and are mapped. They are not claimed here as a separate list Shopsense maintains.