Search Term Expressions

Search Term Expressions enable you to create granular filters by combining search terms with boolean and linguistic operators.

For example if you want to match verbatims containing the word ‘manage’ AND ‘payment’ you can enter the expression ‘manage + payment’.

Where you use them

Search term expressions can be used wherever you can use search terms:

Simply click on the search (magnifying glass) icon and enter a search term expression
Once you hit Enter (or click + in some cases) a purple filter chip will be created
Once created you can remove this chip or drag it to other controls e.g. Filter or Analysis Category

Search Expressions can include the following operators:

Operator	Symbol	Usage/Example
Word		To match a word enter the word in lowercase. Note that: A word will match different forms of the same word e.g. ‘payment’ matches ‘payment’ or ‘payments’ If you enter two or more words ‘a b’ it will treat this as meaning a OR b Example: “payment” Matches: “payment” or “payments” Example: “payment screen” Matches: “payment screen”, “payments screen”, “payment screens”, etc.
Phrase	” “ ~n	Basic Phrase To match a multiword phrase enter the phrase inside double quotes Example: “payment screen” Matches: all occurrences of the word ‘payment’ followed by ‘screen’ e.g. ‘payments screen’, ‘payment screens’ etc Near Phrase Modifer If you add ~n (for any number greater than zero), then it will match even if there are n other words inbetween your phrase words. Example: “payment screen”~1 Matches: ‘payments entry screen’, ‘payment or screens’ etc

You can combine multiple terms using brackets and the OR, AND and NOT operators

Operator	Symbol	Usage/Example
AND	+	If you require two or more terms or expressions to ALL match, then put the + operator between the terms Example: payment + screen Matches: Any text that contains BOTH ‘payment’ and ‘screen’ So this would match a sentence such as ‘I like payments but hate the statements screen’
OR	\|	If you require AT LEAST ONE of the terms to match, use the \| operator between the terms Example: payment \| screen Matches: Any text that contains EITHER ‘payment’ or ‘screen’ or both Note: This is the default operator for multiple terms. So if you specify more than one term and do not specify a + or a \| between the terms - then OR will be assumed.
NOT	-	If you want to match text that does NOT contain a term, then use the - operator directly before the term Example: payment -screen Matches: Any text that contains ‘payment’ but does NOT contain ‘screen’ Note: If you are using the NOT operator you likely intend to match something like: A AND NOT B. So you need to define this as: A + -B. If you leave out the + it will be interpreted as: A OR NOT B which is likely not what you intended.

Operator	Symbol	Usage/Example
Grouping	( )	You can group multiple terms into brackets to control the order of evaluation Example: (large \| big) + (car \| vehicle)
Nesting	( () )	You can nest brackets Example: ((large \| big) + (car \| vehicle)) \| truck