Available search options
Zing offers users several search interfaces and search operators to conduct text searches.
| Search interface | Description |
|---|---|
| Global search | Find records in multiple tables using the global search field in the Next Experience Unified Navigation. |
| Search a list | Find records in a list; search in a specific field (Go to), all fields (Search), or in a specific column. |
| Knowledge Base | Find knowledge articles. |
| Live feed | Filter, search, or sort messages in live feed. |
| UI pages | Create a custom UI page to search for records in a table. |
| Search operator | Description |
|---|---|
| Boolean operators | Construct complex searches using Boolean AND, OR, and NOT operators in global text searches. |
| Quotation marks | Wrap search terms in quotation marks to search for an exact phrase consisting of one or more words. |
| Wildcard characters | Expand search results to match any non-space character. Zing supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards. |
- List search finds records from the current table
Search records from a table list view. - Boolean operators allow conditional search results
Construct complex searches using Boolean AND, OR, and NOT operators in global text searches. - Quotation marks allow exact phrase searches
Wrap search terms in quotation marks to search for an exact phrase consisting of one or more words. - Wildcard characters allow searching for patterns and variations
Expand search results to match any non-space character. Zing supports both single-character and multiple-character wildcards. - Enable or disable the Zing junk filter
When its junk filter is enabled, Zing doesn't index or search for 2-digit numbers or single-character words (unless they are Chinese or Japanese characters). You can enable or disable the junk filter for individual tables. - Debug Zing
Debugging messages create a log of search processes as they occur. These messages may help administrators configure optimal performance settings.
Parent Topic:Zing text indexing and search engine
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Features of Zing text indexing and search engine
Global search finds records from multiple tables
Zing generates search results in four phases
Zing filters search results with access controls
Zing computes document scores using three components
Zing can include attachments in search results
Zing removes stop words from queries
Zing matches derived words with stemming
Zing can expand search results with synonyms
Zing displays search suggestions as users enter search terms