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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Introduction to tailoring best practices

The purpose of this document is to provide customers with best practices to successfully tailor HPE Service Manager. This document describes the most common tailoring activities and how to best accomplish them to meet particular use case goals. These best practices represent the collective experience of both the HPE organization and other customers. By following these best practices you should realize the following benefits.

Less need for support to complete a Service Manager implementation
Improved system performance and efficiency
Improved customer experience with your implementation
Easier upgrades with more opportunity to review new features and functions

The following chapters provide information on how to accomplish common tailoring activities, tips and tricks from experts, and examples of how to meet particular use case goals. These best practices are not the only ways to implement Service Manager, nor are all tailoring scenarios covered.

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