Free-form query terms
Investigators search for exact character string matches by entering the query terms directly in the search criteria field on the Forensics tab. You can use single or multiple word queries.
The following table describes the type of search queries that can be used.
| Type of search query | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Single word query | Searches for one term in the documents. | puppies |
| Single query with wildcard | Searches for a match for one or more characters in the middle or end of a
query term. Restriction: Wildcard characters cannot be used as the first character in a
search.
|
te?t test* te*t |
| Multiple word query | Specifies that search results are returned in query term relevancy order. The documents that contain both query terms are listed first, followed by documents that contain only one of the query terms. Documents containing only one query term are ranked according to the number of occurrences of the individual query term. | free puppies |
| Multiple word query with double quotation marks | Matches the exact string. Documents that contain both words, but not in this order and in this proximity are not returned as results. Effectively, the double quotation marks turn these two words into a single string or query term. To the search engine, they are not seen as two separate words anymore. | "free puppies" |
| Multiple word query that uses the AND operator | Specifies that both query terms must be present in the document to result in a match. The query terms can be in any order and it is not necessary for them to be in close proximity to each other. | free AND puppies |