Welcome to the comprehensive guide on utilizing the search functionality within our new Conflict Check feature. This guide is designed to assist you in efficiently navigating and optimizing your search experience. From conducting general searches to employing advanced features such as exact phrase search, boolean operators, wildcard search, and more, this document will empower you to effectively perform searches tailored to your needs. Its primary objective is to provide a clear outline of the syntax options available to help you achieve the desired results efficiently.
General Search
Searches all selected areas for text containing an exact match of any of the specified terms:
Example Search: Derek Jeter will match “Derek Jeter”, “Derek”, or “Jeter”.
Exact Phrase Search
Returns results with the exact full phrase enclosed in quotation marks:
Example Search: “Derek Jeter” will match “Derek Jeter” but not “Derek” or “Jeter”
Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
Utilizes keywords AND, OR, NOT to refine search. AND will match all keywords, OR will match any keywords, and NOT will exclude specific keywords:
Example: "Derek Jeter" AND "Mariano Rivera" will match only those fields that mention both “Derek Jeter” AND “Mariano Rivera”
Logical Grouping
You may use Boolean operators together to create a complex and more targeted search. Use parenthesis to group your conditions:
Example: “Derek Jeter” AND (“Mariano Rivera” OR “Andy Petitte”) will require that any matches contain “Derek Jeter” and either “Mariano Rivera” or “Andy Petitte.”
Wildcard Search
Allows for partial matches of search terms. Wildcards can take the place of one or more characters in a search term and will match any character in its place. You may use ? for a single character, and * for multiple characters. It can be used for alternate spellings as well as variations on a root word.
Example: Dere? J* will match “Derek”, “Jeter”, “John”, “Jury”, etc.
Fuzzy Search
Searches for text that matches a term closely instead of exactly. Helps find relevant results even when misspelled:
Example: Geter~ will match “Jeter”
Proximity Search
Finds words near/around/within (n) words of (x). Note that this must be quoted.
Example: "Derek Rivera"~5 will match “Derek Jeter vs. Mariano Rivera”, however "Derek Rivera"~2 will not.
Word Fuzziness
Returns results that are (n) changes away from the search word; the number after the tilde (~) indicates the number of changes. Changes may include different letters, or different number of letters. Note that this should not be quoted.
Example: Derok~1 will match “Derek” however, Dorok~1 will not.