Supported Search Methods
Oct 15, 2019
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What search methods are supported by Global Search 2.0?
The supported search methods for Global Search 2.0 include:
What search methods are not supported by Global Search 2.0?
- A B C - This will search for A and B and C. By default, just leaving space between your terms would result in a search for A AND B AND C.
- "A B" - This will search for A[[:space:]]B. This is how you would do a search for an exact phrase.
- If the "Any Keyword" option is checked, a search for A B will result in a search for A OR B.
- ABC -DEF - This will search for ABC excluding DEF. You can enter any positive terms on the left of the - and any negative on the right of the -.
- -DEF - This will search for anything excluding DEF.
What search methods are not supported by Global Search 2.0?
The non-supported search methods for Global Search 2.0 include:
- A|B|C - This will search for A or B or C. Make sure to not have white space between the | and terms, otherwise it will interpret that to be searched together ("A" AND "B" AND "C").
- ABC* - This will search for ABC*, meaning ABC followed by nothing or anything (i.e. ABC, ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP).
- If the "Any Keyword" option is checked, a search for A B will result in a search for A OR B.
- ABC? - This will search for ABC, meaning ABC followed by any one character (i.e. ABCD, ABCE).
- Regular expressions are not supported.
