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| Operator | Description | Example Search Text | Example Search Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| <AND> Alternative: AND, & (ampersand) |
Connects two terms that must both be included in each item returned. | holiday <AND> schedule | Holiday Schedule |
| <OR> Alternative: OR, ACCRUE, ANY, | (vertical bar), , (comma) |
Connects two terms where at least one must be included in each item returned. | holiday <OR> vacation | Holiday Schedule, Christmas Holiday Party, Scheduling Vacation |
| <NOT> Alternative: NOT, AND NOT |
Term must not appear in items returned. | holiday <NOT> vacation | Holiday Schedule, Christmas Holiday Party |
| <NEAR/N> Alternative: NEAR |
Terms must appear within N words of each other, regardless of order, in items returned. | early <NEAR/10> retirement | Plan early for your retirement |
| <ORDER> | Both terms must appear in items returned, and the first term must precede the second term. | song <ORDER> bird | song bird (not bird song) |
| <WORD> | Turns off stemming, alternate case, and spell correction. | ||
| <PHRASE> Alternative: Surround terms in “ (double quotes) |
Both terms must appear sequentially, in a phrase in items returned. | ||
| <SENTENCE> | Same as <NEAR/10>. | ||
| <PARAGRAPH> | Same as <NEAR/50>. | ||
| + (plus) | Term must appear in the items returned. | ||
| - (minus) | Term must not appear in the items returned. | ||
| * (asterisk) | The wildcard specifies that the result must match 0 or more characters at the beginning or end of a word. | sub* | subdirectory, subject, subjective |
| > (right angle bracket) | The top best bet operator brings the user directly to the top best bet for a term, such as a community, document, or portlet. | >HR | You are navigated to the HR Community. |
There are certain circumstances in which a user can unintentionally invoke a more advanced search mode by inadvertently using operators. Examples include the following queries:
| Query | Equivalent to... |
|---|---|
| The young and the restless | “the young” <AND> “the restless” |
| File not found | file <AND> <NOT> found |
| Error -217439239 | Error <AND> <NOT> 217439239 |
In each of these examples, enclosing the query in double quotes yields the desired effect.
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