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This guide explains how to use wildcard characters for advanced searches in Asset Navigator. Wildcards allow you to find assets that match specific patterns within their names or descriptions. This functionality is especially helpful when you're unsure of the exact wording but have a good idea of what you're looking for.

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These features are updated at in AIP v7.0.3. Wildcards The wildcard search with functionality using * and ? works for is also compatible with older versions also.

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Supported wildcards

Search has special characters and a reserved word:

  • * : Multiple character wildcard searches

  • ?: Single character wildcard search

  • ": Used for partial or exact search

  • NOT: Capital letter NOT excludes the following term. If you want to search for "Not", use lowercase not.

Search for wildcard text searches 

Text fields allow for in Asset Navigator support wildcard searches. Here's how they work:

The single-character wildcard search looks for terms that match that with the single character replaced. For example, to search for text or test, you can use the search:

te?t

Multiple-character wildcard searches look for 0 or more characters. For example, to search for test, tests, or tester, you can use the search: 

tes*

You can also use wildcard searches in the middle of a term.

te*t

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Lucene, the search engine behind Asset Navigator, uses some characters for its own purposes. It supports escaping special characters that are part of the query syntax. The current list of special characters are: *, ?, \,.

To escape these characters, use the \ before the character. For example, to search for Ab\Cd*xZ, use the query: ab\\cd\*xz.

Example 1:

We have the following assets, and their names are:

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  • If you have an asset with the name ab-x1, you can search for ab-* 

  • To search for words starting with ", use query: \"*

Example 2:

We have the following assets, and their names are:

  • New York one

  • New York two

  • New York two three

  • New York Not Here

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Search keyword

Matching attribute value

"pandas and monkeys"

pandas and monkeys

pandas and MONKEYS

Exactly must be the same. It’s not case-sensitive.

pandas and monkeys

pandas

monkeys

pandas monkeys

monkeys pandas

Any tokenized word will match.

Partial term search

  • Surround the search term with double quotes and use it with other search terms: "new york" one matches having "new york" or one.

  • To search only a partial search, add a plus (+) sign before the terms with double quotes: +"new york". This search matches all assets with New York but not New Delhi.

  • Do not escape special characters if the search term includes

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  • them. +"\"new york\"" wil match "New york" is here.