Annotation Comments Search Syntax

Advanced search syntax can be used to search for the comments associated with annotations in your documents. All advanced search types can be customized with advanced search operators and wildcards. Annotation comment searches search across all types of annotations.

Annotation comment searches are performed as indexed searches by default in Laserfiche client applications, but may also be performed as non-indexed searches by choosing the correct operator. The examples below show the operator for the default search, which for these search types is indexed search. You can perform these searches as non-indexed searches by replacing the indexed search operator (~=) with the non-indexed search operator (=). See Indexed and Non-Indexed Searches and Operators for more information.

Annotation Comment:

Alternatively,

The second format for annotation comments searches allows you to do attribute searches within the LFAnn namespace. For the full list of properties that can be searched on in the LFAnn namespace, see the Advanced Search Syntax white paper.

To search for annotation comments that contain the word "Due" using indexed search:

  • {LF:AnnComment~="Due"}

To search for annotation comments that contain the phrase "Review materials", using indexed search (note that, as this is a phrase search, the phrase has been enclosed in single quotes within the standard double quotes): :

  • {LF:AnnComment~="'Review materials'"}

To search for protected annotation comments that contain the phrase "important":

  • {LFAnn:Comment~="important", Protected="y"}

To search for annotation comments created by the user with username Marvin and that also contain the phrase "important":

  • {LFAnn:Comment~="important", Creator="Marvin"}