Console view

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)`

Note: Views are available in the Windows client only.

The console view displays the information sent to the system log, depending on the logging level. If you enable SOAP tracing from the Connection Dialog, SOAP messages also appear. If an error occurs, you may also see error messages or a stack trace from the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If you are an administrator, you might want to monitor the console during normal activities instead of locating the sm.log file and opening it with a text editor. Ensure that you do the following:

Specify the sm.log file in the Window > Preferences > Service Manager > Logs preferences.

Ensure that the log file is accessible from your client.

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