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Simple Search Options
Simple Search Parameters
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Simple Search Options

All Topics - searches all current topics excluding the archive topics.
Current Topic + Subtopics - searches the topic you are currently in, plus all of its subtopics.

Simple Search Parameters

All of the search options above work on all fields in all types of knowledge objects and topics.
Logical/Boolean operators are automatically inserted (AND, OR, NOT).
Logical/Boolean operators are case sensitive and must be in UPPERCASE.
Search terms are not case sensitive.
Lucene supports single and multiple character wildcard searches. To perform a single character wildcard search use the "?" symbol. To perform a multiple character wildcard search use the "*" symbol.
- The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match that with the single character replaced. For example, to search for "text" or "test" you can use the search: te?t.
- Multiple character wildcard searches looks for 0 or more characters. For example, to search for test, tests or tester, you can use the search: test* You can also use the wildcard searches in the middle of a term. te*t
- Note: You cannot use a * or ? symbol as the first character of a search.
Clicking on a word or phrase that has a magnifying glass next to it will initiate a search for the same field in every record.

Examples

Search Expression	Result
"rural finance institution"	finds all records that include the phrase "rural finance institution"
rural AND finance	finds all records with both rural and finance in any order
+rural +finance	finds all records with both rural and finance in any order
+rural +finance -institution	finds records with the words rural and finance but not institution (in any order)
rural OR finance	finds records with either the word rural or the word finance or both in any order
rural finance	finds records with either the word rural or the word finance or both in any order
id:2502	finds record number 2502
in:1016	finds all records with the primary/parent topic of 1016 (enterprise development)
accounting AND under: 2502	finds any records with the word accounting in under topic number 2502
(accounting AND under: 2502) OR bookkeeping	finds any records with the word accounting in under topic number 2502 and any records with the word bookkeeping in any order

Advanced Search

The Advanced Search screen allows you to search in specific fields within a specific Knowledge Object type (e.g. documents), so the first think you have to do is to choose the KO type you wish to search on by clicking on the relevant KO tab.

The advanced search screen is divided into two sections:

Top Section:

Search Options	These options work in the same way as for the simple search.
[Date] Added:	Only change the default parameters in these two fields if you want to search for knowledge objects added since a certain date of during a specific time span, e.g.: If you select 01 Jan 2000 in the first drop down list, and leave the second box blank, the system will search for all KOs added on or after 1 January 2000. If you select 01 Jan 1990 in the first drop down list, and 01 Jan 1995 in the second drop down list, the system will search for all KOs added between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 1995.
[Date] Changed	Only change the default parameters in these two fields if you want to search for knowledge objects changed/updated since a certain date of during a specific time span, e.g.: If you select 01 Jan 2000 in the first drop down list, and leave the second box blank, the system will search for all KOs changed/updated on or after 1 January 2000. If you select 01 Jan 1990 in the first drop down list, and 01 Jan 1995 in the second drop down list, the system will search for all KOs changed/updated between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 1995.
Output Type	Choose HTML (web page) to display the search results on the screen. Choose CSV (comma delimited) to export the search results.
Maximum Number of Records	Select the number of records you want to either display or export.
Search Expression	Use this field to search for a specific keyword term or phrase in any field in the KO type chosen. Alternatively use this field to search in a specific field within this KO type not listed in the bottom section of the advanced search screen.

Bottom Section:
The fields available in the bottom section of the Advanced Search vary according to the type of KO you have chosen to search.

CSV Output Option:

If you want to export search results/references, you should choose the CSV (comma delimited) option from the drop-down list of output types.
When the system has finished searching you will be prompted to either: Open this file from its current location, or: Save this file to disk. If you save the file to disk you will be able to subsequently import the information in the file into an Excel worksheet or other database program that accepts comma delimited file import.
Normally, only information held in Required fields is exported. If you need to export more detailed information you should contact the Chief Editor.


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