The following tools are available in ELO iSearch:

• Autocomplete
• Autocorrect
• Boolean search functions
• Parentheses
• Exclude terms
• Phrase search
• Range search
• Synonyms
• Results text
• Highlighting in full text
• Filters
• Wildcard search

These tools are explained briefly in the following section.

Autocomplete

Autocomplete provides a list of possible search terms based on the characters already entered. The longer the term you enter, the more exact the suggestions are. ELO iSearch only suggests terms for matches in the repository. If no suggestions appear, there are no matches for the character string entered.

Autocorrect

Autocorrect provides suggestions for search terms which return very few or no results. This can be especially useful if you made a typing error while entering the search term. If this is the case, ELO will suggest similar terms. A message appears underneath the search field: "Did you mean... " followed by the suggestions generated by ELO.

Click on one of the suggested terms in order to show the search results for the chosen term.

Boolean search functions

The Boolean search function - a form of complex search - enables you to formulate search queries using the AND and OR operators.

AND connections search for matches that contain both terms.

The operators for an AND search are:

• AND
• &&

Information: The AND connection is enabled by default. If you enter more than one term, the terms are automatically linked with AND unless you use another operator.

OR connections search for matches that contain at least one of the terms.

The operators for an OR search are:

• OR
• ,
• ||

Example:

Order, Invoice

Parentheses

You can use logical parentheses to enter an alternative search string. Logical parentheses define the terms that are searched in addition to the actual search term.

For example, you may be searching for an invoice, but you are not sure if it was filed as an invoice, bill, or receipt. In this case, enter the term which should first be used to search and then add the two alternative terms in parentheses, i.e. Invoice (bill, receipt).

Exclude terms

Search terms can also be excluded with ELO iSearch. The term that you want to exclude must be separated from the actual search term by a space and a hyphen (minus sign). If, for example, you search for the term invoice and exclude the term receipt, you must enter the following search command: invoice -receipt.

Phrase search

The phrase search works with groups of words which belong together exactly as entered. This can be a fixed expression, e.g. write e-mails. It can also be any possible grouping of words. For example, if you want to find all documents with the word combination To Whom It May Concern, type the following: "To Whom It May Concern".

The range search makes it possible to limit the search to a specific range. This makes the search faster and significantly increases the accuracy of the results.

Range search

For example, you want to search all folders in the range 03-05. To do so, enter the search command [03 TO 05] in the search term field.

Case sensitivity

Upper and lower case lettering is ignored by iSearch.

Information: If you use a question mark as a wildcard character, the search will only work with lower case letters.

Synonyms

ELO iSearch provides alternatives (synonyms) for many terms. Enter a space after the search term. ELO iSearch suggests corresponding synonyms if any are available.

To add a synonym to a search, click the desired suggestion.

Results text

Information: To use the Results text component, you need to enable the Results text option under Configuration > Display > Search.

A preview of the full text of the documents found by iSearch is displayed in the Results text column. Matches are highlighted.

Highlighting in full text

Besides being displayed in the Results text column, matches are also highlighted in the full text preview.

If the document contains more than one match, you can jump back and forth between the matches in the full text using the Show next hit (magnifying glass icon with arrow pointing downwards) and Show previous hit (magnifying glass icon with arrow pointing upwards) buttons.