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Search Query

Use keyword matches, wildcards, or operators to refine a search query.

You can use the following characters in a search query:

Keywords: Use an exact keyword match in the search. Enclose a search query in quotation marks (" ") to search for an exact keyword match. The Analyst tool returns assets with the name that matches the keyword exactly.
Wildcards: Use the
*
and
?
wildcard characters in the search. Use wildcard characters to define one or more characters in a search. Use wildcards as a suffix or infix in a search.; *
. Represents characters. For example when you search for
customer*
, the Analyst tool can return
customer
,
customer_name
, and
CustomerID
. Use
*
with at least one character. You cannot use
*
at the beginning of a search query.; ?
. Represents a single character. For example when you search for
Customer?
, the Analyst tool can return
Customer1
,
Customer2
, and
CustomerA
.
Operators: Use the
+
or
Space
operators in the search.; +
. Includes the search term. For example, to include both sales and data use the following query:
+sales +data
.; Space
. Includes either one of the search terms. For example,
sales data
.