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Performing an Advanced Search


Search results can be further refined using the Advanced Search Option.

To perform an advanced search

  1. Enter your search criteria in the Search for field.
  2. From the Look In drop-down list, select the type of information you want to find.

    The type of information that you choose from the Look In drop-down 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
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    Search for Keywords

    This option allows for refinement using the AND, NEAR and OR operators.

    NOTE:  The NEAR operator is currently not supported.

    Perform Search Using

    The results containing the keyword string can be further refined using the following options:

    • Contains. Includes only the results that contain the keyword text.
    • Does not contain. Excludes from the results all documents containing the keyword text.
    • Exact phrase. Only returns results that match the exact phrase specified in the keyword field.

    Modified Between

    Select this option to get search results for files modified between two particular dates.

    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.

    File Format

    You can limit the search operation to specific file formats, such as PDF or Microsoft Word documents. Searching by file format is available when File System or Crawler have been selected as the Data Source.

    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. See Administering Search Data Sources for FAST InStream.

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

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