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what is fuzzy search

plz tel me answer

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cfz
Former Employee

Hi vallamsetty,

Fuzzy search is similar to standard search, with the exception that it compares and sorts all field values according to their degree of resemblance to the search string. Fuzzy search is especially useful in situations where misspelling is an issue. It can also help you find multiple values that are nearly identical to each other.

When a fuzzy search is made, a tilde-character (~) is displayed in front of the search string.

If starting a text search with a tilde-character, the text search window will open in fuzzy search mode. The search window will contain the tilde with the cursor placed after it. As you type, all values will be sorted by the degree of resemblance to the search string with the best matches at the top of the list. If you press Enter, the first value in the list will be selected.

I hope it helps.

Carlos

Greg_Williams
Former Employee

Above definition comes from the Help system. In practice, use it to search for items that you are not 100% on how to spell or look up something. It sorts what you are typing after the ~ (tilde). I prefer Wildcard searches the best

You can set the search type in the document, for an object, and for your preferences.

Greg

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