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Connectors make it easy to search for document summaries where varying conditions are to be used, for example, to find document summaries where a name is in a summary field and where a certain type of document is involved.
Connectors can also widen the search to include summaries of several sorts; such as, summaries concerning documents dated in the current year or any documents mentioning the defendant. As a general rule, using the connector AND narrow the search, while using the connector OR widens the search. Up to 10 connectors can be used in a search of the document summaries.
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Connector
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Definition |
Example |
| AND |
A summary contains both values |
DOCDATE EQ 5/15/90 AND DOCTYPE |
| EQ |
Contract OR Summaries contain either of the values |
DOCDATE EQ 6/15/90 OR DOCDATE EQ 7/12/90 |
| AND NOT |
This excludes a summary that meets the connected value |
NAME EQ "Smith, J." AND NOT DOCTYPE EQ Memo |
| OR NOT |
This requests document summaries where the Name equals "Smith, J." or the Doctype field does not equal Memo |
NAME EQ "Smith, J." OR NOT DOCTYPE EQ Memo |
Compound Quick Searches Using Connectors
You can create a more complex Quick Search by combining search clauses. To narrow the search, use the AND connector, designated by the ampersand (&). To broaden the search, connect your search clauses using the backslash (\) to represent the OR connector. You may use a total of ten clauses (i.e., any combination of up to nine AND and/or OR connectors). Use
parentheses to denote precedence or relationships between clauses within the search phrase. Sample 'OR' Search: bill \ presley
Sample 'AND' Search: fire & terminate
It makes no difference whether or not you put spaces between the words and the connectors.
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