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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Attribute Operators

This following table contains a list of operators used to define attribute conditions.

Select the check box in the NOT column next to any operator to exclude the value of that operator from the attribute condition.

Operator	Symbol	Description
Contain		Checks whether the attribute values contain the specified list of values.
Contain ignore case		Checks whether the attribute values contain the specified list of values regardless of the case.
Empty		Checks whether the attribute value is empty.
Equal		Checks whether the attribute value is equal to the specified value.
Equal ignore case		Checks whether the attribute value is equal to the specified value regardless of the case.
Greater than		Checks whether the attribute value is greater than the specified value.
Greater than or equal		Checks whether the attribute value is greater than or equal to the specified value.
In		Checks whether the attribute value is in a list of defined values. Click the Edit Values button to edit the list of values.
In ignore case		Checks whether the attribute value is in a list of defined values regardless of the case. Click the Edit Values button to edit the list of values.
Less than		Checks whether the attribute value is less than the specified value.
Less than or equal		Checks whether the attribute value is less than or equal to the specified value.
Like		Uses a wildcard (% or ). Use Like* to search for a fragment of a name. You can insert the wildcard character at any point in the name.
Like ignore case		Uses a wildcard (% or ). Use Like ignore case* to search for a fragment of a name. The case of the string is ignored.
Occurs after		(Displayed when you select a date type attribute.) Relative operator that checks whether the attribute value occurs after the specified time period (in hours) that is calculated at the moment the policy is applied on the view.
Occurs within		(Displayed when you select a date type attribute.) Relative operator that checks whether the attribute value occurs within the specified time period (in hours) that is calculated at the moment the policy is applied on the view.

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