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Performing an Advanced Search Operation

Siebel Search results can be further refined using the Advanced Search option. Advanced Search is enabled only when a search engine has been configured and set as the default, see Activating the Search Engine.

To perform an advanced search

1. Enter your search criteria in the Search for field.

   NOTE:  Oracle Secure Enterprise Search does not support single character searches.

2. From the Look In list, select the type of information you want to find.

   The type of information that you choose from the Look In list determines the fields that are available to you when entering the search criteria.

3. Click Advanced Search. The following table describes the Advanced Search options.

   Option	Description
   All these words	This option performs a Boolean AND search operation. This option returns only records and documents containing all search terms. For example, inputting Oracle Siebel returns only records and documents containing both Oracle and Siebel.
   Any of these words	This option performs a Boolean OR search operation. This option returns records and documents containing one or more of the search terms entered. For example, inputting Oracle Siebel returns records and documents containing Oracle, or Siebel, or both.
   Exact phrase	This option returns records and documents that exactly match the entered phrase. For example, searching for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search returns only records and documents that contain the entire phrase.
   None of these words	This option returns only records and documents that do not contain the search term.
   Look In	The Advanced Search Look In field displays the business components that have been indexed for that Search Definition. Select the business component or components to include in the advanced search operation.
   Modified Between	Select this option to get search results for files modified between two particular dates.
   File Format	This option provides the ability to search by file format. The files are processed by MIME type for this search operation. The search can be filtered by the following file types: All Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word PDF
   Data Source	You can choose to retrieve your search results from multiple data sources. This feature is available if external data sources have been enabled, for example, a File System Connector or a Web Crawler Connector. To enable the File System Connector, see Configuring the Siebel File System Connector. To enable the Web Crawler Connector, see Process of Setting Up the Web Crawler Source and Connector for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search Integration.

4. From the Search Results view, click the hyperlink to go to the results of your search.