Using Advanced Search
Simply put, the most basic searches look for tags and text in the body of a message, and find messages that include all of the specified terms. However, users often need a more succinct way of narrowing down their search results.
Content
By default, when you search for a term in SEDNA, it searches for that text within the body of the message, the subject of the message, the sender and all the recipients, and all of the comments with the message. However, you can construct more focused queries that will allow you to quickly narrow in on the messages that you are looking for.
Search by Filter
SEDNA uses some preset filters to organize mail into your InBox, OutBox and so on. These filters are present across the top of the screen and are used to quickly narrow down the scope of messages that you are working in or searching in. Search allows you to leverage these filters when constructing a search.
in:Inbox | Returns messages in Inbox | |
in:Following |
Returns messages in which you have been tagged (by yourself or by others) |
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in:Draft |
Returns messages that were drafted but not sent |
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in:Archive |
Returns messages that were tagged as archived |
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in:Out |
Returns messages that were sent from SEDNA |
Searching for Messages with Comments, Attachments, or Specific Tags
SEDNA allows you to focus your search on different attributes of a message. For example, you can search for messages in a specific time range, search for strings in specific parts of the message, or search for the existence of different types of content.
Entering the Search field will display the Advanced Filters available.
Search by Time or Period
Clicking the "since: time" token opens a dropdown selection list that lets you filter your feed down to only messages received since a chosen time period.
Selecting the "after: YYYY-MM-DD" or "before: YYYY-MM-DD" token will let you filter your inbox to just messages arriving before or after a specific date chosen from the pop-up calendar.
Search If a Message Has an Attribute:
The search may be further narrowed by searching for a specific attribute:
has:Comment |
Return messages with a comment |
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has:UnreadComment |
Return messages with an unread comment |
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has:Attachment |
Return messages with an Attachment |
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has:Person |
Return messages that have one or more Person tags applied |
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has:Category |
Return messages that have one or more Category tags applied |
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has:Job |
Return messages that have one or more Job Reference tags applied |
Search If a Message is Read or Unread
is:Read | Returns messages that have been read by you | |
is:Unread | Returns messages that haven't been read by you |
Search By a Person
from:[string] |
Returns messages where the sender matches the string* |
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to:[string] |
Returns messages which were addressed to the person who matches the string* |
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cc:[string] |
Returns messages which cc'd to the person who matches the string* |
*When searching an email address, SEDNA matches with full email addresses, full works within the email user’s name (that they define in the From field, the domain, or the sender portions of the email address.
For example, if an email came from “Daniel James <prod.management@acme.com>", below are a number of searches that would either match or fail to provide any results.
from:Daniel |
This will find the mail because Daniel matches a word in user’s From Name |
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from:james |
This will find the mail because James matches the from name, despite the difference in capitalization |
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from:acme |
This matches the full name of the domain of the sender, even without the “.com” |
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from:acm |
Partial strings of domains do create a match |
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from:acme.com |
This matches the full domain name of the sender |
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from:@acme.com |
Adding the @ symbol still creates a match |
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from:Daniel James |
This matches multiple words in the From Name |
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from:prod |
This matches an entire word in the email address |
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from:management |
This matches an entire word in the email address |
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from:prod.management |
This matches the entire email address |
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from:da |
Partial strings of names does not create a match |
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from:pro |
Partial strings of addresses does not create a match |
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from:daniel acme |
Combining words from the domain and the name does not create a match |
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from:prod management |
Breaking the address into parts separated by a space does not create a match |
Search by Content Type
SEDNA allows you to focus your search for terms specifically within a particular part of the message.
*Note: to see all Search options using content, begin typing the desire subject matter in the Search bar. The below options will appear with you specified subject.
body:[string] |
Returns messages with the string in the body |
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subject:[string] |
Returns messages with the string in the subject line |
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comment:[string] |
Returns messages that have a comment which includes the string |
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attachment:[string] |
Returns messages that have attachments with names matching the string* |
*SEDNA searches attachment names, but unfortunately the contents of an attachment are not yet searchable. Attachment name searches allow you to search on letters, numbers and special characters. Here are a few examples of searches for a file named Bill of Lading-12062017.pdf
attachment:Lading |
This matches a word in the filename |
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attachment:ing-12 |
Special characters also match |
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attachment:.pdf |
The file type is part of the searchable name |
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attachment:Bill of |
You cannot search with a whitespace in filenames |
Searching Across All Teams or in Specific Teams
It is possible to search in other teams even while viewing messages in the team you are currently logged into. For example, you may be in the Operations team but wish to search across all teams that you have access to, or in a specific team (or teams) that you have access to.
All Teams
To search across all teams that you have access to, simply add the "All Teams" tag to your search. To do so, begin typing "All Teams" in the search bar and you will see the tag below:
Searching in Specific Teams
It is also possible to search across several mailboxes at the same time without using the All Teams tag. To do so, click the + icon in the Sidebar beside the relevant teams you with to search.
Alternatively, type the name of the team you wish to search in and select the appropriate purple team tag(s).
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