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    Zing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.

    Table 1. Available search interfaces
    Search interface Description
    Global text search Find records in multiple tables from a single search field.
    Lists Find records in a list; search in a specific field (Go to), all fields (Search), or in a specific column.
    Knowledge Base Find knowledge articles.
    Navigation filter Filter the items in the application navigator.
    Live feed Filter, search, or sort messages in live feed.
    UI pages Create a custom UI page to search for records in a table.
    Table 2. Available search operators
    Search operator Description
    Boolean operators Include or exclude search terms in global text searches.
    Quotation marks Filter search results to only include matches to an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.
    Wildcard characters Expand search results to match any non-space character. The system supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.
    • Global text search finds records from multiple tables

      Search multiple record types from a single search field.

    • List search finds records from the current table

      Search records from a table list view.

    • Boolean operators allow conditional search results

      Include or exclude search terms in global text searches.

    • Quotation marks allow exact phrase searches

      Filter search results to only include matches to an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.

    • Wildcard characters allow searching for patterns and variations

      Expand search results to match any non-space character. The system supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.

    Related concepts
    • Zing generates search results in four phases
    • Zing filters search results with access controls
    • Zing computes document scores using three components
    • Zing indexes words
    • Zing can include attachments in search results
    • Zing removes stop words from queries
    • Zing matches derived words with stemming
    • Zing can expand search results with synonyms
    Related reference
    • Features of Zing text indexing and search engine
    • Installed with Zing

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      Available search options

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      Available search options

      Zing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.

      Table 1. Available search interfaces
      Search interface Description
      Global text search Find records in multiple tables from a single search field.
      Lists Find records in a list; search in a specific field (Go to), all fields (Search), or in a specific column.
      Knowledge Base Find knowledge articles.
      Navigation filter Filter the items in the application navigator.
      Live feed Filter, search, or sort messages in live feed.
      UI pages Create a custom UI page to search for records in a table.
      Table 2. Available search operators
      Search operator Description
      Boolean operators Include or exclude search terms in global text searches.
      Quotation marks Filter search results to only include matches to an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.
      Wildcard characters Expand search results to match any non-space character. The system supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.
      • Global text search finds records from multiple tables

        Search multiple record types from a single search field.

      • List search finds records from the current table

        Search records from a table list view.

      • Boolean operators allow conditional search results

        Include or exclude search terms in global text searches.

      • Quotation marks allow exact phrase searches

        Filter search results to only include matches to an exact phrase consisting of one or more words.

      • Wildcard characters allow searching for patterns and variations

        Expand search results to match any non-space character. The system supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards.

      Related concepts
      • Zing generates search results in four phases
      • Zing filters search results with access controls
      • Zing computes document scores using three components
      • Zing indexes words
      • Zing can include attachments in search results
      • Zing removes stop words from queries
      • Zing matches derived words with stemming
      • Zing can expand search results with synonyms
      Related reference
      • Features of Zing text indexing and search engine
      • Installed with Zing

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