Using Advanced Search Operations

Using search term index

This procedure assumes that the basic word search mode is currently active on the Search tab.

Step	Action	Result
1	On the Search tab, click the Advanced Search selection.	Displays advanced search options on the Search tab.
2	Under Find, click Partial word.	Knowledge Builder dialog appears asking for confirmation of the action. Click the OK button to acknowledge the message and select the function. Click the Cancel button to abort the function.
3	Do you want to search for a case sensitive term?	If the answer is Yes, select Match Case check box. If the answer is No, clear Match Case check box.
4	Do you want search results grouped by applicable bookset?	If the answer is Yes, select Show search result by Bookset check box. If the answer is No, clear Show search result by Bookset check box.
5	In the Search box, start typing the partial term you want to search for.	For example, type chas.
	ATTENTION While you type, the term is displayed in red text, if the entered characters do not match any term in the Index list. Black text indicates the term is present and can be successfully searched upon.
6	Check the Index list for matching term.	For example, the term Chassis appears in the Index list.
7	Double-click the term in the Index list.	The integral status bar tracks the progess of the search.
	TIP The results of the search are listed as positive hits after a search operation is completed. Move the cursor over a topic in the Hit list to initiate a pop-up message that shows the title of the book that the topic belongs to.
8	Once status bar indicates that search is completed, scroll the Hit list to locate the topic that most likely includes the data you are searching for and double-click the topic.	Opens the corresponding topic contents in the content window.
9	Scroll the contents in the content window to find the highlighted term in the text.	Term hits are highlighted in the text.
	TIP Click the Locate in Contents button to: Open the Contents tab. Display the same topic contents in the contents window. Expand the bookset hierarchy to reveal the book that contatins the displayed topic contents. This lets you quickly determine the context of the displayed page from the search. However, if the content is in a book that is currently not listed for the contents selected in the Show By box, a link not found message will be generated. In this case, select the appropriate contents in the Show By box. Click the Search tab to continue viewing your current search results.
10	Repeat Steps 8 and 9 to view search results in other topics in the Hit list
11	Repeat the procedure to initiate a new term search.

Using All words, Any word, or Exact Phrase for Multi-Word Search

This procedure assumes that the basic word search mode is currently active on the Search tab.

Step	Action	Result
1	On the Search tab, click the Advanced Search selection.	Displays advanced search options on the Search tab.
	TIP By default, search operations are not case sensitive. You can improve your search results by using Match Case, Exact Phrase, Any word, or All words option alone or in available combinations. For example, if you want to find all references to the AND Function Block but search without selecting Match Case check box, you will receive hundreds of erroneous hits on the terms "and" and "And." The Match Case option would only return hits for the term, "AND." By default, the Search Engine performs an All Words (AND) operation of all terms entered. Find All requires that all terms entered must be found somewhere on the page to return a positive Hit. Selecting the Any word (OR) will perform a search operation where when any one or more of the terms entered are found on a page, it is returned as a positive Hit. Note that Any word will likely increase the number of positive hits displayed in the Hit list
2	Do you want to find all references to a term?	If the answer is Yes, under Find, click All words. Go to Step 5. If the answer is No, go to the next Step.
3	Do you want to find any references to a term?	If the answer is Yes, under Find, click Any word. Go to Step 5. If the answer is No, go to the next Step.
4	Do you want to find an exact phrase?	If the answer is Yes, under Find, click Exact Phrase. If the answer is No, skip this Step.
5	Do you want the search to be case sensitive?	If the answer is Yes, select the Match Case check box. If the answer is No, clear the Match Case check box.
6	In the Search box, type desired term or terms separated by a space you want to search the contents for. Do not use a space as an initial character in the Search box.	Identifies the term or terms to be the focus of the search.
7	In the Search box, click the Search button.	The integral status bar tracks the progess of the search.
	TIP The results of the search are listed as positive hits after a search operation is completed. Move the cursor over a topic in the Hit list to initiate a pop-up message that shows the title of the book that the topic belongs to.
8	Once status bar indicates that search is completed, scroll the Hit list to locate the topic that most likely includes the data you are searching for and double-click the topic.	Opens the corresponding topic contents in the content window.
9	Scroll the contents in the content window to find the highlighted term in the text.	Term hits are highlighted in text.
	TIP Click the Locate in Contents button to: Open the Contents tab. Display the same topic contents in the contents window. Expand the bookset hierarchy to reveal the book that contatins the displayed topic contents. This lets you quickly determine the context of the displayed page from the search. However, if the content is in a book that is currently not listed for the contents selected in the Show By box, a link not found message will be generated. In this case, select the appropriate contents in the Show By box. Click the Search tab to continue viewing your current search results.
10	Repeat Steps 8 and 9 to view search results in other topics in the Hit list
11	Repeat the procedure to initiate a new term or terms search.