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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State Definition field descriptions

The State definition record defines the behavior and display specifications for a record at a specific period in time.

In the State record non-base methods can be defined or the behavior of base methods can be modified. Base methods are described in the sections Base functions in se.search.engine, Base functions in se.view.engine, and Base functions in se.list.engine. They include functions such as save, find, fill, OK, Cancel, and Search.

The field descriptions for the State Definition form are:

Field Name	Description
State state	Specifies the name of the State. (required)
Display Screen display.screen	The display screen to associate with the State.
Initialization Process init.process	The name of a Process to run prior to entering the State.
Format format.name	Specifies the format in which the State record opens. This form is stored in a record, and it can be a variable or hard-coded. The name of the format can be hard-coded or be contained in a variable or retrieved from a record via a system language expression.
Input Condition input.condition	The input condition is evaluated for view States and determines whether or not the record is read-only. Specify false for read-only or true for editable. You may also enter an expression that evaluates to true or false.otherwise, enter true or enter an expression that evaluates to true or false.
Non-base methods
Display Action process.label	Specifies the action parameter that comes from a display action after input from a user. The display action comes from the action field in the display option of a button or menu item clicked by a user.
Process Name valid.process	Specifies the name of the Process run as a result of the action.
Condition process.condition	Specifies an expression that evaluates to true for the Process specified in the Process Name to be called.
Save First run.save.before	Choose to run the save Process before you run this Process. Type true to save first; otherwise, enter false. The default is false.

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