Knowledge Discovery 26.1
Knowledge Discovery Expert

# Inquire

Knowledge Discovery allows you to query for information in a variety of ways. This section describes a few of these methods, and how and why you might use them.

## Types of Query

- Query. An introduction to querying.

- Basic Queries. Search for concepts using sentences or keywords.

- Boolean and Proximity Queries . Use Boolean and proximity operators to define specific relationships between search terms.

- Wildcard Search. Search for incomplete values by using wildcards.

- Field Search. Search for values in specific document fields.

- Case-Sensitive Search. Search for values with an exact case.

- Other Search Types. Use other search modes, such as synonym, phrase, Soundex, fuzzy, and proper names search.

- Query Syntax. A reference for the different query syntax that you can use.

## Customize and Enhance Results

- Sort Results. Return results in a specified order.

- Optimize Queries. Improve performance for queries.

- Advanced Search Modes. Use advanced search modes for phrase search, case-sensitive search, and advanced proximity operators.

- Stored States. Use stored states to store a set of query results to retrieve later.

- Query Results. Interpret and manipulate the results of queries.

## Advanced Functionality

- Hyperlinking and Suggestions. Suggest related documents for results.

- Spelling Correction. Automatically provide spelling corrections in queries.

- Query Manipulation Server. Manipulate the queries and responses in Knowledge Discovery.

Related Topics

- Parametric Search . Use faceted search to restrict results and investigate your documents.

- Cross-Lingual Search. Configure your Content component to process documents for searching in multiple languages.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery 26.1

Topic Title: Inquire