Wildcards and symbols for searching in Data Marketplace
- If you want to search for all assets, type * in the search field.
- If you want to find something, but are not quite sure of the name, you can use the follow wildcards:
Wildcard Description ? A question mark replaces any single character.
Example: by typing ?ar, you can find Car, Bar, Tar.
* An asterisk replaces any string of characters.
Example: by typing C*r, you can find Car, Crosshair, and so on.
~ A tilde represents a fuzzy search, words with spelling similar to the search text.
Example: by typing Owi~, you can find Ozi, Zowie, Bowie, and so on.
Important Add the tilde sign at the end of the search text. If you add it in front of the term, you receive an error message.
! An exclamation mark excludes words.
Example: by typing !David Bowie, you can find Lester Bowie, Joe Bowie, and so on.
- If you want to find a literal piece of text, you can add the terms between double quotation marks.
Example: by typing Tax Statement you can find Tax Statement 2017, but not Tax or Statement.
Don't forget to close the quotation marks. If you add only one, you receive an error message.
Important
The following characters are not supported in the search field:/ slash: colon^ circumflex() parenthesis[] square brackets{} curly brackets