Wildcard searches
A wildcard is a symbol that stands for one or more unspecified characters, which is useful when searching text. In Content Manager, use the asterisk (*) or the question mark (?).
For example, to search for the variations on the title word Administration, you would type Administrat*.
The search will look for variations on the word Administrat, e.g. Administration, Administrator, Administrative, Administration's, etc.
Fields you can use a wildcard search with
- Word search methods
NOTE: The question mark wildcard (?) is not for document content and mail message searches.
- Text Additional Fields
- Retention and Disposal search methods - most, see below
- Contacts, People and Places search methods
- Business Process search methods
- Workflow search methods
- Security and Audit search method
- Access Control
- Miscellaneous search methods
Fields that do not support a wildcard search
- Retention and Disposal search methods:
- Holds
- Security and Audit search methods
- Security Level
- Security Caveat
Wildcard symbols
- * - any number of characters,
- ? - a single character for each (?)
For example, assume you have the words cat, cart and carrot
- c*t - returns all three
- c?t - returns only cat
- c??t- returns only cart