To access the Advanced Search page from the Initial or Search page, click 
. To access it from the Preferences page, click 
(the Initial or Search page is displayed) then click .
Note: The Advanced Search page is optional; it can be removed in the Interface Editor (for more information, refer to Interface Editor Help > How to Modify Features).
The advanced search, composed of four different tabs, allows to perform complex queries without using search operators or field names—field and operators are implicitly associated with the different sections of the advanced search. Because of this implicit association, the advanced search fields accept only certain types of information (e.g. only numbers or free text queries).
| Field/Option | Accepted Value | Description |
|
All of these words |
Free text queries Field queries |
The document must contain all terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in this field. However, their order is not important. Note: This field replaces the AND operator. |
|
This exact phrase |
Free text queries Field queries |
The document must contain the exact string between the quotation marks. All terms, as well as their order, are important. Important: The terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in this field are subject to stemming when enabled. Note: This field replaces the "" operator. See also: What Is Stemming? |
|
Any of these words |
Free text queries Field queries |
The document must contain at least one of the terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in this field. Note: This field replaces the OR operator. |
|
None of these words |
Free text queries Fields queries |
The document must not contain the terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in this field. Note: This field replaces the NOT operator. The NOT operator is incompatible with the thesaurus (no synonym is searched for terms entered in this field). |
|
Custom query |
Free text queries Fields queries Operators |
The terms entered in this field are not subject to any implicit operator or field. The Custom query complements the advanced search by allowing to query extra fields (field names and operators must be used). See also: How to Perform a Search |
|
Field/Option |
Accepted Value |
Description |
| Anytime | N/A | The creation or modification date of a document is not important. |
|
In the last X days/months |
Numeric |
The document must have been created or modified in the last X days or months. Note: This option replaces a query on @sysdate. See also: How to Query Date and Time Fields? |
|
Between X and Y |
Select from the drop-down lists |
The document must have been created or modified between those two dates (e.g. between 31/05/2007 and 15/06/2007). Note: This option replaces a query on @sysdate. See also: How to Query Date and Time Fields? |
|
Field/Option |
Accepted Value |
Description |
| Format | Select from the drop-down list |
The document must be of a specific type (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Web page, text or email). Note: This field replaces a query on @sysfiletype. |
|
Size |
Numeric |
The document must be smaller than (At most) or larger than (At least) the value (in KB, MB or bytes) entered in this field. Note: This field replaces a query on @syssize. |
|
Language |
Select from the drop-down list |
The document must be written in a specific language (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Korean or Catalan). Note: This field replaces a query on @syslanguage. |
|
Address |
Free text queries |
There are three options for these fields: contains: The document must contain all the terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in its address, title or author field. Their order is not important. does not contain: The document must not contain the terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in its address, title or author field. matches: The document must contain all the terms (words, numbers, etc.) entered in exact, contiguous order in its address, title or author field. Note: These fields replace queries on, respectively, @sysuri, @systitle and @sysauthor. |
Field/Option Accepted Value Description
N/A
N/A
Only the collections selected are searched.
Note: Other fields can be added to the Advanced Search page using the Interface Editor (for more information, refer to Interface Editor Help > How to Add Search Fields).
See also: What Is the Difference Between Field and Free Text Queries?, What Search Operators Can Be Used in CES?, Are Queries Case-Sensitive?, List of System Fields, What Is Metadata/Meta-Information?