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.
Words and Phrases
| Search for | Example | Results |
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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". |
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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. |
Using Boolean Operators
| 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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Duplicate an existing record
Applies to User Roles:
System Administrator
Example: Add a new record to the contacts table that is a near duplicate of an existing record. For this example, all information except the Primary Configuration item (CI) and Contact Name will be the same.
To duplicate an existing record:
- Open the form in Database Manager.
For this example, open the
contactsform. -
Select the contacts file from the record list.
A blank contacts record opens.
- Click Search.
- Select CHAN, TERESA from the returned list.
- Select the Business tab.
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Type a new name in the Contact Name field.
For this example, type BUTLER, RICHARD.
- Enter a new Primary Configuration Item for this record.
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Delete the Employee ID.
Add your own at this point, or leave this field blank.
- Click Add.
Database Manager adds the record, retains the input from the screen displayed and responds with the following message: Contact Information record added.
Related topics
Determining System Navigator menu options
Single-record functions
Multiple-record functions
Open a record using Database Manager
Add a record
Update an existing record
Delete a record
Print a record
Clear an initial record
