QLIK SENSE SEARCH CHEAT SHEET

Normal Search Numeric Search "" Quotes

The search string is matched against the If the search string begins with ‘<’ or ‘>’, a numeric comparison is made. Treats search as a single
beginning of every word in the field value. Only values that fulfill the numeric requirement will be matched. string.

? Wildcard * Wildcard ^ Wildcard

Beginning of word within
Matches only those values which substitutes Represents zero or more characters, including blank. Matches any
a single character in place of the ? field value. Only in
character or any block of characters in a specific position.
conjunction with other
wildcards.

Starts with search string Ends with search string Contains search string

- Modifier
Search results not including the string
+ Modifier ~ Fuzzy
Field values are ranked
Search results must contain all string preceded by "+" modifier
preceded by "-" modifier according to similarity to
the search string

Not containing 'solution' Must contain both

Not containing 'solution' and must contain 'abc' Must contain 'abc' Must contain 'solution' 'solution' and 'abc'

Expression Search
Search string begins with '='. Expression search
is based on an aggregation in any field.
Compound Search
Search string begins with '('. Search conditions with logical operators
'&', '|', or '^'. Combine multiple wildcards.

OR operator '|' OR plus wildcards AND operator '&' XOR operator '^'