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)`

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Affected CI field in Service Desk

The information that is available to populate the Affected CI field depends on the service recipient.

For example, if the recipient has individual or departmental subscriptions, a list of CIs associated with those subscriptions opens. If the recipient does not have any subscriptions and is a self-service user, no list is generated. However, if a recipient does not have any subscriptions and is not a self-service user, the following behavior occurs:

If an interaction recipient is specified, a list of the CIs assigned to that recipient opens.
If a location is specified, a list of the CIs assigned to that location opens.
If a company is specified in a multi-company system, a list of the CIs assigned to that company opens.
If a device type is specified, a list of the CIs of that type opens.

Note The only way to obtain a list of all CIs is to click the Affected CI field before you enter any recipient information.

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