Search Frame

To perform a search, enter a search query into the search field, and click the Search button. You must enter whole words in the search field. Use the wildcard characters to indicate partial words. The search engine will stem the words you enter by default. If you search for "perform," then the search will also return hits containing "performs," "performing," "performance" and so forth. If you enter multiple words, the application only searches for documents containing all of those search terms in the search results. Use an OR search to search for documents that contain any of the search terms. You cannot search for the uppercase words AND, OR, and NOT, as they are used to create search queries. Search is case insensitive.

You must use the English operators (AND, OR, NOT) when narrowing your search. Non-English operators do not work.

String Type	Example
A sequence of digits and letters	part-12
Internal apostrophes	company’s
Abbreviations and acronyms	U.S.A., USA
Company names	Smith&Waite
E-mail addresses	jsmith@company.com
Host names	mycompany.com
Strings with decimal points, such as floating point numbers, serial numbers, model numbers, or IP addresses, in which every segment must have at least one digit	PN244.555.555

Types of Searches	Example	Results
AND	car AND engine car engine	Returns files that include both car and engine, although not necessarily together. You do not have to type the word AND between words, because the search uses AND between words by default.
OR	car OR engine	Returns files that include either car or engine. The files do not need to include both words to match the search query.
NOT	car NOT engine	Returns files that include car, but do not include engine.
Nested searches	((car OR engine) NOT train)	Returns files that include car or engine, but do not include train.
Phrases	“car engine”	Returns files that include only an exact match for the phrase "car engine." You must enclose phrase searches within quotation marks.
* (a wildcard character that represents zero or more characters)	part number 12-*	Returns files that include part numbers that begin with 12-, such as part number 12-344, part number 12–78884, or part number 12-1. The * wildcard cannot be used in the following circumstances: • As the first character in a search string • In phrase searches • In the same search as the ? wildcard
? (a wildcard character that represents one character)	part number 1?3	Returns files with part numbers that begin with 1 and end with 3, such as part number 123, part number 113, or part number 103. The ? wildcard cannot be used in the following circumstances: • As the first or last character in a search string • In phrase searches • In the same search as the * wildcard

Select the Advanced link to open the advanced search. The advanced search enables you to filter your search results based on different types of options, generally the profiles listed on the Configuration tab’s Profile Settings options. Note that if a profile option is already set on the Configuration tab, that option will not appear in the advanced search options.