Advanced Search Help

Advanced search allows you to tightly control which documents you get in your search results.

You can enter upto three different query terms in your search using the search boxes provided. For each query term you can set the following rules using the dropdown menus next to the search boxes:

• may contain|must contain|must not contain: determines whether the query term you specified is optional, mandatory or should be excluded from the search.
• the words|the phrase: determines whether the query term should be regarded as a list of seperate words or a complete phrase.
• in the body|in the title|in the keywords: determines whether KBroker should look for the query term in the body of a document, in its title or in a document's keywords.

You can also restrict your search to only include documents which where modified within a certain time period. Use the dropdown menu to show documents that were modified anytime, in the last week, in the last month or in the last year.

For a more general search, use simple search.

Your search results

Once you have submitted your query, KBroker will return a page of results. You will see the title of the document and a brief summary that is likely to indicate what the document is about. Click the title to go to the actual document.

Additional information about each document is also displayed on the results page:

• The relevance of the document.
• The last modified date of the document.
• The location of the document.

Results grouped by tabs

Your results page may include a number of tabs displayed just above the first search hit. If you click on a tab, the results will be reformed to show you search hits from that section only. The current tab is highlighted on the results form and the number of hits counter shows the name the of current tab. You can switch between tabs by clicking between them, and this causes the results to reform around each of the tab settings.

Using 'more from' links

The search hits themselves may include a 'more from this site' link. If you click this the search results are reformed to show only results from that site or section. A tab is automatically diplayed for that site/section, and while it displayed all follow on searches will be restricted to that site/section only. This is useful way to drill-down the search to a specific site. You can exit this mode by clicking on one of the other tabs.

Sorting your results

Results are sorted by their relevance to the specified query. Click sort by date to re-display the results sorted by their last modified date. Clicking sort by relevance will re-sort by relevance.

Showing more results

If your search has yielded lots of results, KBroker will divide these into several pages. You will see 10 results on each page. Use the Previous or Next links to navigate through the results, or jump to the page you want by clicking on the page number.

Recommended links

Terms and phrases in your query may trigger the display of recommended links before the search results. These link to a document which has been selected for it's relevance to the terms you are searching for.

Refining your search

At the top of the results page is another search box allowing you to refine your search.