Simple things can become show stoppers.
The behaviour of the Search Select Advanced is controlled using translations.
Go to admin>customization>translations>
Search for
Caption family beginning with: ss_
Caption code: NewProduct
Select the returned row for ss_viewfields
Change the translation from prod_name to prod_code.
I was asked if there was anyway to expose the Product Code field in the Line Items area when building a Quote? The customer wants to enter order by code or SKU number instead of by product family and product name.
The behaviour of the Search Select Advanced is controlled using translations.
Go to admin>customization>translations>
Search for
Caption family beginning with: ss_
Caption code: NewProduct
Select the returned row for ss_viewfields
Change the translation from prod_name to prod_code.