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Search where Document Text does not contain a value

Web Client Version 10 Search and Retrieval

Updated August 9, 2017

asked on August 8, 2017

What is the search syntax to search for documents where a value is NOT contained within the document text?

Looking for something like (DocumentText does not contain "Professional Liability Form")

We are using Web Access v10.2

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replied on August 8, 2017 • Show version history

The top field cannot be left blank to run the search with this syntax. I would suggest filling it with the asterisk (*) wildcard, e.g. (* - (Professional Liability Form))

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replied on August 8, 2017

Hi Gene,

Under advanced search, add the "Text" search type, and change it from "Term" to "Not".

The top field is filled with text you are searching for, and the bottom field is filled with text you explicitly don't want to have in your search results. See below:

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replied on August 8, 2017

But I don't want to search for anything contained in the document text. Do I just leave the "accept" field blank?

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The top field cannot be left blank to run the search with this syntax. I would suggest filling it with the asterisk (*) wildcard, e.g. (* - (Professional Liability Form))

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replied on August 9, 2017

Keep in mind that this is a very broad search and is likely to return a lot of results. It would be best if you could combine it with other criteria to narrow down results for better performance.

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