Search Operators and Filters

This topic lists the operators and filters you can use and combine to define the Query of Tracked Topic.

Note: Your platform role may not allow you to configure Tracked Topic widgets.

This page discusses:

See Also
Edit the Query
Edit the Filters

General Information

Keywords you enter are not case-sensitive and accents are ignored. For example, Dassault Systèmes matches Dassault Systèmes, Dassault Systemes, dassault systèmes, and dassault systemes.

The following characters are recognized: &, @, %, ©, ®, $, ¥, ₡ , £, € , ¢, ₩, ₭ , ₮. Any other special characters, such as !, are ignored.

Boolean and Proximity Operators

You can enter Boolean and proximity operators in the field of the Query parameter.

Operator DescriptionExamples
( )

Clauses inside parentheses are run first.

—
" "

The results only include the items that match the exact clause that is inside the quotes. Apostrophes (' ') and smart quotes (" ") are ignored.

"My Word"
*

Wildcard operator. Supports partial word matching for full text search. When used with filters, only matches full words. Very resource intensive; use sparingly.

  • MyWor*
  • opinion:*
AFTER1

The results only include the items in which both the words preceding and following the operator occur close together and the preceding word occurs after the following word.

pacific AFTER california: pacific and california must both occur close together and pacific must occur after california.

AND

The results only include the items that match both sides of the AND.

 MyWordA AND MyWordB
BEFORE1

The results only include the items in which both the words preceding and following the operator occur close together and the preceding word occurs before the following word.

pacific BEFORE california: Both pacific and california must both occur close together and pacific must occur before california.

BUTNOT1

The results only include the items in which there is at least one occurrence of the clause preceding the operator but no match to the clause following the operator.

pacific BUTNOT "pacific street": There must be at least one occurrence of the word pacific that is not followed by the word street.

NEAR1

The results only include the items in which both the words following and preceding the operator occur and are close together.

pacific NEAR california: pacific and california must both occur in the item and there must be no more than 16 words separating them.
NEXT1

The results only include the items in which the word preceding the operator occurs before the word following the operator and the words are adjacent.

pacific NEXT ocean: pacific must occur before ocean and the words must be adjacent.

NOT

The results include the items that both match the clause preceding the NOT and do not match the clause following the NOT.

You can enter a minus sign instead of entering NOT.

 MyWordA NOT MyWordB
OR

The results only include the items that match either or both sides of the OR.

 MyWordA OR MyWordB
XOR

The results include the items that match only one side of the OR.

 MyWordA XOR MyWordB

1: This is a proximity operator and, as such, is resource-intensive. Avoid using more than one per query and using one altogether in long queries.

Filters

You can add filters to the query by either selecting them from the Filters pane or by selecting them from the autocomplete list that appears when you click in the field of the Query menu.

The table below lists all the filters you can enter in this field.

Filters Value Description Examples Technical Information
audio:

Select one of the following values:

  • false
    Note: You may see false become 0 upon saving your Tracked Topic.
  • true
    Note: You may see true become 1 upon saving your Tracked Topic.

If you select false, the results only include the items that do not contain any audio enclosure.

If you select true, the results only include the items that contain at least one audio enclosure.
  • audio:false
  • audio:true
 —
author:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items written by the author you have selected.

author:"SelectedAuthor"

Information comes from the RSS <author> element.

If the source does not provide the name of the author, the name of the source is used instead.
category:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include 3DSwym posts.

 category:[value]

Information comes from the RSS <category> element.
content:

Enter a text value.

The results only include the items whose full content contains the text value you have entered.

 content:MyWord —
domain:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items that were published on the domain you have selected.
  • domain:3ds.com
  • domain:www.3ds.com
 Information comes from the article's URL that is provided in the RSS.
emotion:

Select one of the following values:

  • negative
  • neutral
  • positive

If you select negative, the results only include the items that have been detected as being written in a negative tone.

If you select neutral, the results only include the items that have been detected as being written in a neutral tone.

If you select positive, the results only include the items that have been detected as being written in a positive tone.
  • emotion:negative
  • emotion:neutral
  • emotion:positive

Tones are detected in the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises:Installation and Setup | Information Intelligence | Business Analytics Server | XML Configuration Reference | Index.
enclosure:

Select one of the following values:

  • false
    Note: You may see false become 0 upon saving your Tracked Topic.
  • true
Note: You may see true become 1 upon saving your Tracked Topic.

If you select false, the results only include the items that do not contain any enclosure, that is a file attachment.

If you select true, the results only include the items that contain at least one enclosure, that is a file attachment.
  • enclosure:false
  • enclosure:true
 Information come from the RSS <enclosure> element.
enclosure.type: Select one of the following enclosure type:
  • audio
  • image
  • video

The results only include the items that contain an enclosure of the type you have selected.

 enclosure.type:audio —
event:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items that contain the name of an event that matches the text you have selected.

 event:"EventName"

Event names mentioned in the items are automatically detected. They are named entities extracted from the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: Configuration: Appendix - Configure Semantic Processors: Named Entities Matcher.
expression: Enter the expression between quotes.

Prerequisite: Get to know available expressions from the filters pane.

The results only include the items that contain the expression you have entered.

 "expression"

Expressions are related terms extracted from the article title or body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: Configuration: Configuring Search Queries: Adding Related Terms: About Related Terms.
from:

Enter a date value in one of the following formats:

  • yyyy-mm-dd
  • -nn[days|weeks|months|years]
  • (nn [days|weeks|months|years] ago)
  • ([first|last] day of [last|this] month)
  • ([Monday|Tuesday|...] [last|this|next] week)

The results only include the items that were published within the period you have defined using the from: and to: filters.

"week" is Monday through Sunday.

Recommendation: The from: and to: filters are especially useful when you only want to apply a period to a specify clause of the query. To apply a period to the whole query, define the Period parameter. For more information, see Edit the Period.
  • from:2018-05-28
  • from:-2weeks
  • from:(2 months ago)
  • from:(first day of this month)
  • from:(Thursday this week)
 —
hashtag: Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the Tweets that contain the hashtag you have entered.

 hashtag:#MyHashtag Hashtags are extracted from the article body2.
image:

Select one of the following values:

  • false
    Note: You may see false become 0 upon saving your Tracked Topic.
  • true
Note: You may see true become 1 upon saving your Tracked Topic.

If you have selected false, the results only include the items that do not contain any image.

If you have selected true, the results only include the items that contain at least one image.
  • image:false
  • image:true
 —
language:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items written in the language you have entered.

 language:de

Languages are detected in the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: XML Configuration Reference: Index: LanguageDetector.
location: Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items that mention the location you have selected.

 location:Paris

Locations are named entities extracted from the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: Configuration: Appendix - Configure Semantic Processors: Named Entities Matcher.
media:

Select one of the following values:

  • blogs
  • forum
  • images
  • "press and media"
  • "social networks"
  • videos

The results only include the items that have been detected to be of the kind you have selected.
  • media:blogs
  • media:forum
  • media:images
  • media:"press and media"
  • media:"social networks"
  • media:videos
 Information comes from either:
  • The domain. For example, twitter.com is detected as a social network.
  • The URL. For example, mywebsite.com/blog/super-article is detected as a blog.
  • The generator. For example, phpbb is detected as a forum.
opinion:

Select an Opinion from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items to which you or another user of the platform added the Opinion you have selected.

opinion:SelectedOpinion

Information comes from items to which you or another user has added an Opinion.

For more information, see Understanding and Using Opinions.
organization:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items that contain the name of an organization that matches the text you have selected.

 organization:"value"

Organization names mentioned in the items are automatically detected. They are named entities extracted from the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: Configuration: Appendix - Configure Semantic Processors: Named Entities Matcher .
people:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items that contain the name of a person that matches the text you have selected.

 person:"NameofaPerson"

People names mentioned in the items are automatically detected. They are named entities extracted from the article body2 by Exalead CloudView.

See 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance on Premises: Installation and Setup: Configure: Information Intelligence: Business Analytics Server: Configuration: Appendix - Configure Semantic Processors: Named Entities Matcher.
proxem.[ontology]:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

 The results only include the item that match your Proxem ontology. This filter is only available and customizable on request to eligible Proxem Studio users.
sentiment:

Select a value from the autocomplete list.

The results only include the items to which you added an Opinion that is associated with the sentiment you have selected. For more information about sentiments, see Understanding and Using Opinions.

 sentiment:SelectedSentiment

Information comes from items to which you or another user has added an Opinion.

For more information, see Understanding and Using Opinions.
title:

Enter a text value.

The results only include the Tweets and the articles whose title contain the text value you have entered.

 title:MyWord —
to:

Enter a date value in one of the following formats:

  • yyyy-mm-dd
  • -nn[days|weeks|months|years]
  • (nn [days|weeks|months|years] ago)
  • ([first|last] day of [last|this] month)
  • ([Monday|Tuesday|...] [last|this|next] week)

The results only include the items that were published within the period you have defined using the from: and to: filters.

"week" is Monday through Sunday.

Recommendation: The from: and to: filters are especially useful when you only want to apply a period to a specific clause of the query. To apply a period to the whole query, define the Period parameter. For more information, see .
  • to:2018-05-29
  • to:-2weeks
  • to:(2 months ago)
  • to:(first day of this month)
  • to:(Thursday this week)
 —
topic: Select a value from the autocomplete list. The results only include the items that are about the topic you selected.
  • topic:"aircraft component/aircraft engine"
  • topic:"biological process/blood coagulation"
 Topics are extracted from the article body2.
twitter.reach_count

Do both of the following:

  1. Enter one of the following signs:
    • >
    • <
    • = or :
  2. Enter a numeric value.

The results only include the Tweets whose reach count matches the sign and the value you have entered. The reach count of a Tweet is computed from the number of followers and of Retweeters of the author.

 twitter.reach_count>150000 —
twitter.followers_ratio

Do both of the following:

  1. Enter one of the following signs:
    • >
    • <
    • = or :
  2. Enter a numeric value.

The results only include the Tweets whose followers ratio—that is the followers to following ratio of the Twitter author—match the sign and the value you have entered. A ratio of 2 means that the author has twice as many followers as following.

 twitter.followers_ratio<2 —
twitter.followers_count

Do both of the following:

  1. Enter one of the following signs:
    • >
    • <
    • = or :
  2. Enter a numeric value.

The results only include the Tweets whose follower count—that is the number of Twitter users that follow the author of a Tweet—match the sign and the value you have entered.

 twitter.followers_count>20000 —
twitter.followings_count

Do both of the following:

  1. Enter one of the following signs:
    • >
    • <
    • = or :
  2. Enter a numeric value.

The results only include the Tweets whose following count—that is the number of Twitter users the Twitter author of a Tweet follows—match the sign and the value you have entered.

 twitter.followings_count<10000 —
twitter.type:

Select one of the following values:

  • tweet
  • retweet
  • reply

The results only include the Tweets of the type you have selected.

 twitter.type:tweet —
twitter.in_reply_to:

Enter the username of a Twitter user.

The results only include the Tweets that are replies addressed to the Twitter user whose username you have entered.

 twitter.in_reply_to:TwitterUsername —
twitter.retweeter:

Enter the username of a Twitter user.

The results only include the Tweets that were Retweeted by the Twitter user whose username you have entered.

 twitter.retweeter:TwitterUsername —
twitter.author:

Enter the username of a Twitter user.

The results only include the Tweets that were posted by the Twitter user whose username you have entered.

 twitter.author:TwitterUsername —
user:

Enter the username, that is the 3DPassport login, of a user of the platform.

The results only include the items to which an Opinions was added by the user whose username you have entered.

 user:username

Information comes from items to which you or another user has added an Opinion.

For more information, see Understanding and Using Opinions.
video:

Select one of the following values:

  • false
    Note: You may see false become 0 upon saving your Tracked Topic.
  • true
    Note: You may see true become 1 upon saving your Tracked Topic.

If you have selected false, the results only include the items that do not contain any video enclosure.

If you have selected true, the results only include the items that contain at least one video enclosure.
  • video:false
  • video:true
 —

2: Some RSS feeds may only include article abstracts instead of full articles. Mozilla's Readability technology is used to parse full articles—even if they are not included in the RSS. If full articles cannot be parsed, information is extracted from the article abstracts contained in the RSS.

Combination of Opinion-related Filters

You can combine the filters that concern Opinions, that is the following filters: opinion, user, and sentiment. For example, opinion,sentiment,user:OpinionName,SentimentName,Username. In this case, the results only include the items that have an Opinion that matches all the filters of the combination.

Usage Examples

The following table provides usage examples that combine the Boolean and proximity operators, and the filters explained above.

ExampleDescription
Paris OR @ParisThe results include all the items that contain "Paris", including reply Tweets addressed to @Paris.
"Dassault Systemes" AND media:"press and media"The results include all the items that contain Dassault Systèmes and that were published in a press and media source.
("Dassault Systèmes" OR 3DS) AND emotion:positive AND -domain:3ds.comThe results include all the positive items that contain "Dassault Systèmes" (including Dassault Systemes) or "3DS" but exclude all the items that were published on the 3ds.com website.
(Paris AND -domain:twitter.com) OR (Paris AND (domain:twitter.com from:yesterday))The results include all the items that contain "Paris" and all the Tweets that contain Paris that have been published since yesterday.
language:en AND Seine NEAR ParisThe results include all the articles written in English that contain the words Seine and Paris close together.
economi*The results include all the items that contain economy related words, for example, economic, economies, etc.
opinion:*The results include all the items from the platform to which an Opinions has been added.
opinion:* AND user:tomThe results include all the items from the platform to which an Opinions has been added by Tom.