Basics
of the search function
- Expressions are differentiated in single words and sentences
- Multiple words are grouped as a sentence using quotation marks. E.g. “Operational Pump”
- Multiple terms can be combine to form complex search parameters with Boolean operators (see syntax)
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Different Search options |
Example 1 |
Example 2 |
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Search for a word |
Pump |
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Search for an expression with more
than one word with “” |
"The pump is operational" |
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Search for two expressions with AND
or &&(AND is the default operator) |
Pump AND operational |
Pump && Operational |
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Search for a mandatory expression |
+Pump operational |
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Search for an expression or a
different one with OR, || or “blank” |
Pump OR operational |
Pump || operational |
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Search for a mandatory expression
and omit an expression with NOT or - |
pump NOT operational |
+pump –operational |
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Search for an expression and a
sentence with AND and "" |
Pump AND "is operational" |
"the pump" AND operational |
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Search with Wildcards "?"
(Don’t use it as the first character) |
Pu?p |
p??p |
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Search with Wildcards "*"
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*um* |
pu*p |
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Use Brackets () |
(Pump OR car) AND operational |
(Pump AND
operational) OR (car AND red) |
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Special characters in search term |
\=200 |
\*txt && \+4 |
There are some reserved characters (+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \).
When searching, take note that these symbols are interpreted as operators. If
they should be part of the expression, type a backslash (\) in front of the character.