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 Fine-Tuning Search Results

Use

It is possible that following a search for specifications, the search result, that is the set of hits, does not contain the specifications you are searching for or it contains too many specifications. This procedure describes how you extend, refine, or reduce the set of hits.

Prerequisites

You have run a specification search , executed a query , or loaded a set of hits and are located on the hit list screen.

Procedure

  1. Choose one of the following steps:

    • Choose if you want to extend the set of hits.

    • Choose if you want to refine the set of hits.

    • Choose if you want to reduce the set of hits.

      A screen appears where you can extend, refine, or reduce the set of hits by entering other search criteria.

  2. Enter the search criteria for the specifications by which you want to extend, refine, or reduce the set of hits and confirm your entries .

    Note Note

    Instead of entering search criteria you can also execute a query or load a set of hits. Any additional search criteria you enter will not then be taken into account.

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Result

Extended Set of Hits

In addition to the specifications already in the hit list, the set of hits contains the specifications that fulfill the search criteria entered in the second step.

Refined Set of Hits

The set of hits now contains only the specifications that also fulfill the search criteria entered in the second step.

Reduced Sets of Hits

The specifications that fulfill the search criteria entered in the second step were removed from the set of hits.

See also:

Fine-Tuning Sets of Hits

Reducing Sets of Hits Manually