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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Queries

A query is a request to the database (RDBMS) that generates a reply. You can author queries by using RAD (the HPE Service Manager internal system language) or JavaScript. In either case, the query must be translated to the native language of the RDBMS and the reply translated back into the original requesting language. See the HPE Service Manager Programming Guide for information on the HPE Service Manager system language or JavaScript.

In order to write an effective query you must be familiar with the logical structure of the Service Manager tables and fields included in the query as they are defined in the system's database dictionary. It is sometimes also helpful to know the architecture of the tables and fields as they are defined in the database; however this information is often restricted to database administrators (DBAs) in enterprise organizations.

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