Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
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A single word | cat
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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 |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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Either word in a topic |
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Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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Service Portal users and request on behalf
Note This feature is not available if you use a tablet, tablet PC, or a mobile phone to access Service Management.
How to use request on behalf in the Service Portal
To make a request on behalf of another person:
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In the Service Portal, click the portal menu button at the top right of the page.
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Click Request on behalf.
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Select from the drop-down.
How does request on behalf affect users in the Service Portal?
When a user in the Service Portal makes a request on behalf of another person, this has the following effects:
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Questions and answers do not display
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Ideas do not display
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News displays according to the identity of the other person
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Requests that display are those of the user
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Search uses the identity of the other person
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Categories display according to the entitlement rules applicable to the other person
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Offering availability is according to the entitlement rules applicable to the other person
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Prices (if any) display according to the entitlement rules as applicable to the other person
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Carts and their requests are submitted in the name of the other person
For more information, see User selections in the Service Portal.
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