Using Rule Wildcard Characters and Switches

These wildcard characters and switches are available in the Define Optional Condition section only when you select certain fields that require you to type additional text.

Table 3 Find and Rule Wildcard Characters and Switches

Wildcard Characters and Switches	What the Find or Rule Will Match
AND, &, or a space	All items that meet two or more conditions. For example, mountain & goat, mountain AND goat, and mountain goat all find items containing the words “mountain” and “goat.”
OR or \|	All items that meet one of two or more conditions. For example, mountain goat and mountain OR goat both find items containing “mountain” or “goat” or both words.
NOT or !	All items containing one condition but not the other. For example, mountain ! goat and mountain NOT goat both find items containing the word “mountain” but not the word “goat.” Items that contain both are not included.
"	All text found within quotation marks. For example, “mountain goats” finds all items containing the phrase “mountain goats.” This does not work with documents or document references.
?	Matches any one character. For example, jo?n finds all items containing the word “john,” “joan,” “join,” and so on.
*	Matches zero or more characters. For example, mountain* finds all items containing the words “mountain,” “mountains,” “mountainous,” and so on.
/NOCASE (default)	Items containing a specific word, regardless of case. For example, /NOCASE ZOO finds both “Zoo” and “zoo.”
/WILDCARD (default)	Items containing the search terms where * and ? are treated as wildcard characters. For example, /WILDCARD jo?n finds “john”, “joan”, and “join.”