The advanced search is opened in the "Home" ribbon by clicking the 
button. In comparison to the "simple search", nearly all element information is available here to filter your search.
The following search filters can be selected separately or in various combinations:
▪Type and Status
▪Element type
▪Starts, Includes, Ends, Limitations
▪Descriptions
▪Date and change information
▪EAWS® evaluation
▪Search for validities
▪Indicator
▪Code, Index, Variant
▪Criterion
▪Short code and element system
▪Folders
▪Tags at element
▪Structure / Usage
▪Text search / Simple search
▪Search in text tabs
▪Time values
▪Deleted elements.
In the advanced search, you can save the search criteria as Search Filter.
Any combination of search filters is possible in the search dialog. The mask of the advanced search looks like this:
In this example, a search is carried out for all elements located in the user data folder and whose code begins with "B".
How to add a search operator?
The operands AND and OR can be used to optimize the search.
Operator
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Purpose
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AND
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By clicking on the large + button behind a search filter, an AND relationship is added.
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OR
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By clicking on the small "+" button, a new row is inserted in the search filter. The respective rows are linked by an "OR" relationship.
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Please note:
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It is also possible to add search filters in duplicate.
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How to remove search operators?
If the mouse is moved over the row of a search filter, the following button appears on the right:  . By clicking the button, the "OR" relationship of a search filter is removed. By clicking the  button, the entire search filter ("AND" relationship) is removed.
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Clicking once on the header of the search filter, e.g. on "Folder is", closes the respective field and only the header remains. You can recognize selected search filters when they are collapsed because their description is displayed in bold font.
In addition, different relational operators are used for the search, which can be selected in the drop-down:
1) Text comparisons
Operator
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Example
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Purpose
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contains
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"Code contains BLUE".
Finds the codes: BLUE, BLUE-GRAY, LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT BLUE-GRAY.
Does not find: YELLOW, GREEN, BLUISH.
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The word or phrase entered or the part of a word entered must be included in the field being searched for. Any text can (but does not have to) be located before or after the search text in the field being searched for. Placeholders are not permitted. Returns the same results as corresponds to %filter%.
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is exactly
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"Code is exactly BLUE".
Finds the codes: BLUE.
Does not find: BLUE-GRAY, LIGHT GRAY, LIGHT BLUE-GRAY, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUISH.
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The word or phrase entered or the part of a word entered must be included in the field being searched for. No other text may appear before or after the search text. Placeholders are not permitted. Returns the same results as corresponds to the filter.
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does not contain
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"Code contains BLUE".
Finds the codes: YELLOW, GREEN, BLUISH.
Does not find: BLUE, BLUE-GRAY, LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT BLUE-GRAY.
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Is the logical inversion of contains.
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corresponds to
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"Code corresponds to %BLU?%".
Finds the codes: BLUE, BLUE-GRAY, LIGHT GRAY, LIGHT BLUE-GRAY, BLUISH.
Does not find: YELLOW, GREEN.
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The text entered including the placeholders (%, *, ?, _) must correspond to the field being searched for.
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Please note:
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"Contains" is selected as the operator by default. If a placeholder is entered in the field, the operator automatically changes to "Corresponds to".
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2) Number comparisons
< less
≤ less or equal
= equal
≥ greater or equal
≥ greater
≠ unequal
Please note:
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The operator = is selected per default.
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3) Date comparisons
Before: Date being searched for is before the date entered.
Equal to: Date being searched for is exactly the date entered.
After: Date being searched for is after the date entered.
Please note:
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The operator equal to is selected per default.
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4) Lists/Boolean operator comparisons
Is: Is exactly the selection/filter.
Is not: Is not the selection/filter.
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