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Operator Fields
You use operators when you create query filters or define e-mail notification rules in the GUI. The meaning of the operator depends on whether the field you are using in the filter or rule is single-valued (such as Assigned User) or multi-valued (such as Stakeholders).
Operator
Description
=
Equals (single-valued fields)
Contains (multi-valued fields)
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This does not apply to text fields, where = mean exact match.
<>
Does not equal (single-valued fields)
Does not contain (multi-valued fields)
>
Greater than (single-valued fields)
Contains at least one element greater than (multi-valued fields)
>=
Greater than or equal (single-valued fields)
Contains at least one element greater than or equal to (multi-valued fields)
<
Less than (single-valued fields)
Contains at least one element less than (multi-valued fields)
<=
Less than or equal to (single-valued fields)
Contains at least one element less than or equal to (multi-valued fields)
!=
Does not equal (single-valued fields)
Not all elements are identical (multi-valued fields)
==
Equals (single-valued fields)
All elements match (multi-valued fields)