Searching through the Data Dictionary Wiki for fields, lookups, textual content , etc and more can be done via the Confluence search boxes (as shown below). What follows are some hints/tips to make that process easier.
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The search boxes on top of the box (near the top left navigation bar and the top menu bar offer basic search functionality. It's best to search whole words, which will search all DD Wiki versions (i.e. 1.5, 1,6, 1.7 etc). Both search boxes act the same way. ) will search for terms only within the current Wiki version that is being displayed (i.e. Wiki v1.7). A powerful Advanced Search bar is available by selecting the search icon to the right of the search box. It's usually best to search on whole words.
Note: Searching in the Left Panel Search Box with a term like "PropertySubType" while in Wiki 1.7 will only return Wiki 1.7 results.
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the device (i.e., iPhone) or browser. Example:
Note: Selecting "See more results..." or tapping the <Enter> key will also bring up the Advanced Search Results page.
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Some additional hints and tips on how to do searches within the Data Dictionary Wiki
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are located at Data Dictionary Wiki Search
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Below are some of the more common search hints:
Logical AND/OR
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Searching
Exact Phrase Searching
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Confluence has some quirks with exact phrases. Such that it It ignores certain common words like 'the, and, a, if' and special characters such as / $, &, /, etc. Worse case is that the user will Users might get a larger return set due to this. |
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Note: Again, selecting "See more results..." or tapping the <Enter> key will also bring up the Advanced Search Results page (see below).
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Note: To query a specific version
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in the advanced Search Results page, enter the DD Wiki version number in the IN SPACE field.
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After a search request, the user will be displayed a search results page with all possible matches from the requested query.
(2A) Refining Results from the Search Results Page (as shown above)
The left panel on the Search Results Page affords ways to further fine-tune your search results. Examples:
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Tapping on the will bring up a list of filter and sort
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options.
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Confluence search engines are great ways to do some quick searching. However, detail and precise searching might best be done via downloading download of the most current Data Dictionary Wiki .xml and .xlsx files and search for searching within one of those files.
Page Revision Date: Sep 20 Dec 12 2019