4D's Knowledgebase Search Help

• How do I search 4D's knowledgebase and what information is being searched on?
• Multiple keywords and supported operatives
• What search operatives are supported?
• How are the operatives applied?
• What is not supported in the Search?

How do I search the 4D knowledgebase and what information is being searched on?

The search function in 4D's knowledgebase returns Technical Notes, Tech Tips, FAQ's, Dimensions Articles, 4D Summit Resources, and Support Cases related to the keywords entered. Performing a search is easy, simply click on the Search Tab and enter the keyword(s) of interest to you. Access to some of these resources requires a 4D Partner Membership.

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Multiple keywords and supported operatives

You can enter multiple keywords in the field located next to the word 'Find.'
Following is a summary of the operatives you can use to narrow down the results of your search:

Search Operatives and Tips

AND + (space) and ; near
NOT - not
OR | or
Wildcard % * @

Tips ()"" are ignored
Operatives are applied left to right
Double wildcards are not supported

Here are some examples of how to use each of the operatives:

AND Operatives + and (space) ; near
Example: To search for items matching the phrase "printing forms" you could enter any one of the following:
printing forms
printing+forms
printing and forms

NOT Operatives - not
Example: To search for items matching the keyword "printing" but not those
containing "forms" you could enter either of the following:
printing-forms
printing not forms

OR Operatives | or
Example: To search for items matching the keywords "printing" or "forms" you
could enter either of the following:
printing|forms
printing or forms

Wildcard Operatives % * @
Example: To search for items matching the keyword "printing" and anything else that follows you could enter any of the following:
Printing%
Printing*
Printing@

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How are the operatives applied?

The operatives used in your search keywords are applied from left to right. Example: If you enter the keywords "printing and forms not procedurally", the search would first find all the items matching 'printing' and 'forms' and then would omit those items containing 'procedurally'.

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What is not supported in the Search?

Double wildcards are not supported. Example: If you enter the keywords "printing@forms@" the search would return only items containing the word 'printing'.

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Knowledgebase Glossary

These are the types of information that will be returned during a search.

Public Cases*:

Public technical support case information.

Tech Tips:

Brief pieces of technical hints and advice.

Tech Notes**:

Abstract and links to in-depth Technical documentation.

FAQ's:

Answers to common technical support questions.

4D Summit*:

Speaker notes and databases from the 4D Summit developer conferences.

Dimensions Journal*:

Article summaries and archived issues of the monthly technical journal focusing on 4D.

* available to 4D Partners only.

** most recent 6 months available to 4D Partners only.

Search Operatives

AND

+ (space) and ; near

NOT

- not

OR

| or

Wildcard

% * @

() " " are ignored

Operatives are applied left to right.

Double Wildcards are not supported.

Examples

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