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How do I Use Operators, Wildcards and the Find Feature?

Changing the Search Operator

 You can change the search operator by selecting a different value from the drop-down list. For example,
you can search for criteria that contains certain characters as well as criteria that is less than or greater
than a specified amount.

 Suppose you want to search for a customer with the word “Consulting” in its name. If the first word in the
name is “Consulting”, you could use the begins with operator and enter the word “Consulting” in the field
next to the operator.

Using More Than One Operator

 Using an operator for more than one
field helps make your search even
more specific.

Wildcards

Wildcard Definition  Wildcards can be helpful in finding the exact
% (percent sign) information you want to process. Compass
_ (underscore) Match one or more characters supports three wildcard features when searching
\ (back slash) for data. The table below displays the supported
Match any single character standard wildcard features.

Escape character – don’t treat the  Suppose you are looking for a specific
next character as a wildcard.
customer, but you do not remember
Using the % Wildcard the ID. You know the ID begins with
“GAR” and ends with “2”. You can use
the % wildcard to locate the customer

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