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)`

Service Manager

Administer > Database administration > Data persistence > Record retrieval > Record list

Record list

A record list is a specific form displaying pertinent field values from each record found in the search. If you have not created a customized record list form for this list, Service Manager will create one (<filename>.qbe) based on key fields defined in the database dictionary for the file.
Select a record from the list by positioning the cursor on the desired record and double-clicking or pressing Enter.

If the search criteria uniquely defines only one record, that record opens using the form used to define the search or the one defined by a form name in the record, depending on format control.
If the search criteria does not find any records, Database Manager returns the message: No records found to satisfy record list search argument(s).