Advanced Search Options

Clicking on Advanced Options in the New Search dialog opens a dialog in which advanced search options can be set.

Some Advanced Options fields support the use of operators. A list of valid operators in Therefore™ can be found here:

Search Operators

Document Size

Select an operator and specify the document size in kilobytes. The following operators can be selected.

Options Parameters
Equals Search for documents with a file-size equal to the value entered in the first box
Between Search for documents with a file-size between values entered in the first and second box
Less than Search for documents with a file-size less than the value entered in the first box
Greater than Search for documents with a file-size greater than the value entered in the first box

Document Creation

Specify search criteria specific to document creation.

Option Parameters
By User Filter documents by the user who performed an action related to document creation. Only one user at a time can be selected.
Created on Search for documents created on a specific date
Created between Search for documents created between two specific dates
Created before

Search for documents created before a specific date

Created after Search for documents created after a specific date
Advanced

Enter operators manually to refine the search.

Usage Example

TODAY

Using this operator returns documents that were created on the current date.

Document File Type

Specify the file type to be included in the search.

Option Parameters
Extension

Enter the extension in upper or lower case without a dot in front of it. The use of operators is supported.

Usage example

pdf OR docx

Using this operator returns documents containing either PDF files or MS Word files.

Only documents containing a single file type are returned.

Document Versions

Filter documents by criteria specific to document versions.

Option Parameters
By User Filter documents by the user who performed an action related to version creation. Only one user at a time can be selected.
Was not modified Search for documents that have not been modified
Was modified Search for versions of documents that have been modified
Modified on Search for versions of documents modified on the date specified in the first box
Modified between Search for versions of documents modified between the two dates selected
Modified before Search for versions of documents modified before the specified date
Modified after Search for versions of documents modified after specified date
Advanced

Enter operators manually to refine the search

Check-out State

Filter documents based on their check out state.

Option Parameters
User Filter documents by the user who performed an action related to the check out state of a document. Only one user at a time can be selected.
Checked in Search for documents that have been checked in
Checked out Search for documents that have been checked out
Checked out on Search for documents that were checked out on the date specified in the first box
Checked out between Search for documents that were checked out between the two dates selected
Checked out before Search for documents that were checked out before the specified date
Checked out after Search for documents that were checked out after the specified date
Advanced Enter operators manually to refine the search