Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Service Management2017.11

Use > Problem Management > Problem Management overview

Problem Management overview

You can use HPE Service Manager Problem Management to identify the underlying reasons for one or more incidents, implement workarounds, identify known errors, and provide permanent solutions that minimize the effects of incidents caused by errors in the IT infrastructure and to prevent problem recurrence. Over the long term, this leads to a reduced volume of incidents as well as saved time and money. Problem Management enables you to achieve the following results:

Identify errors in IT infrastructure, record them, track their history, find resolutions for them, and prevent recurrence
Create automatic alerts and notifications that indicate when a problem, task, or known error opens or the owner or status changes
Escalate problems automatically if not resolved in a timely manner
Record resolutions and make them easily available to affected user groups
Find opportunities for improvements and make the necessary tools easily accessible
React to issues related to incidents
Proactively resolve issues before incidents occur
Reduce incidents against your service assets and configuration items

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