The search for documents can be enhanced by using expressions for comparison with the property you select in the Property portion of the Search dialog. The following is a list of valid expressions for defining search criteria.
Note:
Searching for special characters requires the special character to be enclosed by brackets [ ]. Examples: [*], [“], [ [ ], [ ] ], [?]
A search involving dates requires that the date be enclosed by the pound character #. Example: #MM/DD/YYYY#
A text search using the expression for not equal to should include a space between the = and the search string which should be enclosed in quotes. Example: != “cat”
The property Document Number is of type string and not numeric, therefore a search based on numeric value may not return the results you expect.
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Expression |
Definition and Examples |
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> |
Greater than “> 123” will return values greater than 123. |
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< |
Less than “< 123” will return values less than 123. |
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>= |
Greater than or equal to “>=123” will return values greater than or equal to 123. |
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<= |
Less than or equal to “<=123” will return values less than or equal to 123. |
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= |
Equal to “=123” will return values equal to 123. |
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!= |
Not equal to For the property type of number, “!=123” will return values not equal to 123. For the property type of text, != “abc” will return values not equal to abc. |
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* |
Wildcard “A*” will return words starting with A. Extended search options are only available with managed searches. |
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? |
Single character wildcard “ABC?” returns all words that start with ABC and contain one additional character. |
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- |
Through [A-F]BCD returns all four letter words that start with the letters A through F. |
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^ |
Not [^A]BCD returns all four letter words to do not begin with A. |
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AND |
And “Iron*” and “Steel*” displays results where both words are found. |
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OR |
Or “Red” or “Black” displays results where either word is found. |
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Between x and y |
Between Between #MM/DD/YYYY# and #MM/DD/YYYY# will return values between the two dates (based on regional format). The value used for y should be greater than the value used for x, else an error will result or no results will be found. |
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IsEmpty |
Is Empty Displays results where the field does not have a value (blank or NULL). |
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IsNotEmpty |
Is Not Empty Displays results where the field has any value other than blank or NULL. |
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True |
True Displays result where the value is True. Checked Out set to True displays documents that have a status of Checked Out. |
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False |
False Displays result where the value is not true. Checked Out set to False displays documents that are not checked out. |