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Use the form query tab

  • Last UpdatedMar 07, 2025
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Use the Form Query tab of the Tag Finder dialog box to select the criteria to search the database.

Using the form query tab to search the database

To form and execute the query

  1. In the Tag Name list, choose the phrase for the search criteria for the tagname. For example, "Ends with."

  2. Enter the tagname search parameters for the query. For example, "level". When searching for tags, you only need to specify wildcard characters to exclude a middle portion of the search word. For example, "le%el".

  3. To exclude the parameter for a search, click Not.

  4. To add search parameters for a tag's description, select a logical operator from the Operator list.

  5. In the Description list, choose the phrase for the search criteria for the tag description. This field is optional.

  6. Enter the tag description search parameters for the query. This field is optional. When searching for tags, you only need wildcard characters to exclude a middle portion of the description.

  7. To exclude the parameter for a search, click Not.

  8. In the Tag Types area, select a tag group to search.

  9. After you set the query parameters, click Find Now to run the query.

    The results of a tag search appears in the Found Tags window of the Tag Finder dialog box.

  10. To add a tag, select the tag in the Found Tags window and then use the arrow button to move the selected tag into the Target Tags window.

  11. Click OK.

To view the syntax used to query the database, click the SQL Query tab.

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