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Boolean Expressions

You can include the following Boolean expressions to refine your searches:

AND

Specifies that both terms must be found anywhere within the document.

Example: The following query searches for all ssa_type of person with a value of "John":

John AND ssa_type:Person

+

Specifies that the term must be found anywhere within the document.

Example: The following query returns all pages that contain "Microsoft Windows":

+"Microsoft Windows"

OR

Specifies that either term can be found anywhere in the document.

Example: The following query returns all pages that contain "DB2" or "Microsoft Windows":

DB2 OR "Microsoft Windows"

NOT or !

Specifies that the term must not appear in the document.

Example: The following query returns all pages that contain "DB2" but not "Microsoft Windows":

DB2 NOT "Microsoft Windows"

You could enter the query as follows:

DB2 ! "Microsoft Windows"

-

Specifies that the term must not appear in the document.

Example: The following query returns all pages that do not contain "Microsoft Windows":

-"Microsoft Windows"

Note: The operators must be in the upper case for the search queries to work.