Basic Search Syntax

Basic search syntax corresponds to the Basic Search feature of the Laserfiche Windows client. It allows you to quickly search across some or all of the following properties: document text, fields, annotation text, and entry names. You can choose to include and exclude various components of the basic search, and to include or exclude leading and trailing wildcards.

Basic search uses indexed search for document text, indexed fields, and annotation text, and non-indexed search for non-indexed fields and entry names. See Indexed and Non-Indexed Searches for more information.

Basic Search Syntax:

• {LF:Basic~="Value"}

By default, the search will include all of document text, fields, annotation text, and entry names, and will not include leading or trailing wildcards.

To specify only a subset of the search types, add "Option" to the syntax and specify one or more of the following: D (document text), F (fields), A (annotation text), and/or N (entry name). If you do not specify, all four types will be included. For example, the following search would search for the word "Import" in the fields or the annotation text, but not on the document text or entry name.

• {LF:Basic~="Import" Option="FA"}

To specify that leading or trailing wildcards should be use, include L (leading) or T (trailing) in "Option". If you do not specify, no wildcards will be included. For example, the following search would search for the word "Report" in the document text, fields, annotation text, and entry names, with wildcards appended to both sides:

• {LF:Basic~="Import" Option="DFANLT"}