Searching Using Field Specific Queries

Use field restrictions to select and search on specific data from West km fields. You can also find or exclude documents that contain specified terms. These field restrictions are available only when you search your organization’s documents. When simultaneously searching Westlaw documents and your organization’s documents, (1) these field restrictions are not available, and (2) field restrictions you have specified for your Westlaw documents are converted to regular terms when you search your organization’s documents.

To search field specific information, click the Search tab at the top of the page, scroll down to the available categories of fields, and expand the categories to begin your search or selections. You can define multiple field search criteria. Once you have selected your search terms, click the search button next to the search box to execute the search. The following options are available:

"Select" link: Fields that allow multiple selections display as a Select link. Click this link, then click to select fields for your search. The selections are added to the Your Selections list at the right of the window. To remove a selection, click the link in the Your Selections list to remove it from the list. When you are satisfied with your data selections, click Continue.
Check box: Fields that allow a Yes or No selection display as a check box. Click to check the box to enable that option. Uncheck the box to remove that option.
Text box: Fields that allow you to search by keyword display as a text box. Type your search word for that field into the box.
"Search by" list: Fields that allow you to search fields using defined options display as a list. Select an option from the list (if provided), define the search query in the box provided, and click Continue.

To clear all of the search criteria, click Clear All Fields on the right side, under the search box.

Document Fields

Specify terms that must or must not display in documents in your result. Type one or more terms within the sections labeled Find documents that have or Exclude documents that have.

All of these terms: Type to return results that contain all of the specified terms. This text box automatically employs the AND connector to find all of the specified terms.
Any of these terms: Type to return results that contain any of the specified terms. This text box automatically employs the OR connector to find any of the specified terms.
This exact phrase: Type to return results that contain the exact terms in the order specified. This text box automatically employs the "" connector to find all of the specified terms in the order specified.
Exclude documents containing these terms: Type to return results that do not contain any of the specified terms. This text box automatically employs the BUT NOT connector in front the specified terms and the OR connector for any additional specified terms.

Profile Fields

The availability of profile fields depends on your organization's metadata.

Field	Field Name	Search Query Examples
Author	au	au(john /3 maxwell)
Client ID	cid	cid(1587)
Modified Date¹	md	All dates before:	md(bef 2/27/2011)
		All dates after:	md(aft 2/14/2011)
		Specific date:	md(2/14/2011)
		Date range:	md(aft 12/12/2007 & bef 1/1/2011)
Abstract	abst	abst(“motion to dismiss”)
Client Name	cn	cn(reardon)
Created Date¹	cd	All dates before:	cd(bef 1/30/2011)
		All dates after:	cd(aft 1/14/2011)
		Specific date:	cd(1/14/2011)
		Date range:	cd(aft 12/12/2007 & bef 1/1/2011)
File Name	ti	ti(nevada & blueson)
DMS Number	dn	dn(32027)
Matter ID	mi	mi(1587-2228)
Matter Name	mn	mn(pritchard)
DMS Doc Type	dt	dt(brief or memo!)
To	to	to(paralegal@lawfirm.com)
From	frm	frm(counsel@lawfirm.com)
CC	cc	cc(partner@lawfirm.com)
BCC	bcc	bcc(attorney@lawfirm.com)
Subject	sub	sub(memo)
Sent Date¹	snd	All dates before:	cusd(bef 30/01/2011)
		All dates after:	cusd(aft 14.12.2011)
		Specific date:	cusd(14/1/2011)
		Date range:	cusd(aft 12/12/2007 & bef 1/1/2011)
Received Date¹	rcd	All dates before:	cusd(bef 30/01/2011)
		All dates after:	cusd(aft 14.12.2011)
		Specific date:	cusd(14/1/2011)
		Date range:	cusd(aft 12/12/2007 & bef 1/1/2011)

¹ The Created Date, Modified Date, Sent Date, and Received Date fields are not inclusive when you search a range of documents. For example, if you search for documents modified after 1/1/2010, documents modified on January 1, 2010, won’t be retrieved.