Wildcards and symbols for searching in Data Marketplace

In the Data Marketplace search field, you can enter your search terms and use wildcards and symbols.

  • 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 in your search terms:
    WildcardDescriptionExample
    ?A question mark replaces any single character. Search term: ?ar
    Possible results: Car, Bar, Tar.
    *An asterisk replaces any string of characters. Search term: C*r
    Possible results: Car, Crosshair, and so on.
    ~A tilde represents a fuzzy search, words with spelling similar to the text you searched for.

    Important Add the tilde sign at the end of your search term. If you add it in front of the term, you receive an error message.

    Search term: Owi~
    Possible results: Ozi, Zowie, Bowie, and so on.
    !An exclamation mark excludes words. Search term: !David Bowie
    Possible results: 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.
    Don't forget to close the quotation marks. If you add only one, you receive an error message.

    Example By typing "Tax Statement" you can find Tax Statement 2017, but not Tax or Statement.

Important 

The following characters are not supported in the search field:
/ slash
: colon
^ circumflex
() parenthesis
[] square brackets
{} curly brackets