Wildcard Search

Wildcard search allows users to match query terms to fragments of words in text processed by an Endeca data domain.

About wildcard search
Wildcard search is the ability to match user query terms to fragments of words in indexed text.
Interaction of wildcard search with other features
The table in this topic describes whether various features are supported for queries that execute a wildcard search.
Ways to configure wildcard search
To send the configuration for wildcard search to Endeca Server, you can use the Configuration Web Service directly or use Integrator ETL.
Dgraph flags for wildcard search
There are no Dgraph flags required to enable wildcard search. If wildcard is enabled in record search for an attribute, and is also enabled for value search, the Dgraph process automatically enables the use of the asterisk operator (*) in appropriate search queries.
Using wildcard search in Studio
No specific Studio development is required to use wildcard search.
Performance impact of wildcard search
To optimize performance of wildcard search, use the following recommendations.