How to Search
By design, Information Builders Technical Content Search enables you to configure a precise search to quickly find the content you need to be successful. It is powered by WebFOCUS Magnify, which offers two sets of filters that you can combine to quickly configure a Search statement:
- Collections drop-down list
- Results page filters (Word Cloud, Product, Release, and Content Type)
The default collection is All Technical Content.
Best Practice: We recommend using the Results page filters or selecting a specific collection from the drop-down list, or a combination of both, to find the most relevant search results.
Advanced Search
You can use basic search operators to construct an Advanced Search statement:
| Find results: | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| with ALL of the words | AND (case sensitive) | charts AND maps |
| with the EXACT PHRASE | Double quotation marks ("search term") Note: Search for two or more keywords that must appear together in results |
"chart type" "active reports" "server login" password |
| with ANY of the words | OR (case sensitive) | charts OR maps |
You can add standard search syntax symbols to strengthen your search:
| Find results: | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| using clauses | Parenthesis ( ) to group sets of clauses and narrow your search | (active reports OR (InfoAssist AND Portal)) NOT ReportCaster |
| staring with this prefix |
Asterisk (*) as a wildcard character
Note: You cannot use an asterisk or question mark as the first character of a search string. |
data* *base - not valid |
| with keywords that MUST appear |
Plus sign (+)
Note: The + sign needs to precede the word that MUST appear in the results |
+active reports
metatags +xml |
| that exclude these keywords |
Minus sign (-)
Note: The - sign needs to precede the word that you want to EXCLUDE from the results |
active -reports
style sheets -cascading |
| that include words with similar spellings | Tilde (~) after the keyword | color~ |
More Search Tips
- Punctuation marks such as the period (.), colon (:), semicolon (;), and comma (,) are ignored during a search.
- Queries are case-insensitive, so you can type your query in uppercase or lowercase or mixed case.
- To use specially treated characters, such as &, |, ^, #, @, $, (, ), in a query, enclose your query in quotation marks (").
- To search for a word or phrase containing quotation marks, enclose the entire phrase in quotation marks and then double the quotation marks around the word or words you want to surround with quotes. For example, "World-Wide Web or ""Web""" searches for World-Wide Web or "Web".