Simple search lets you search iManage Insight+ for information without specific documents in mind and also locate specific documents when unsure about their details. The most relevant documents, based on your search terms, appear at the top of the results list.

For more details about how search works, refer to Understanding how search works.

In the search interface, tabs are displayed and each tab is associated with a content library. When a tab is selected, your search query runs to display the relevant documents available in the associated library:

• Documents: The most extensive search tab; it displays searches for all documents in the active library, including Knowledge documents (see below). Knowledge results in the Documents tab are identified by a Knowledge label in front of the document name. This label indicates that the document is a published Knowledge document. Note that this label isn't displayed for results in the Knowledge tab, because they're all Knowledge documents.

• Knowledge: Displays searches only for published documents from the Knowledge library, which contains a subset of documents present in the active library. Curation is a process carried out in iManage Work at cloudimanage.com wherein certain documents are collated and marked as representative or best practice. Copies of all such documents are moved to the Knowledge Library, curated, and published. For more details, refer to iManage Insight+ Curation Help. General users will see only published documents in the Knowledge tab results list, but Knowledge Managers or Admins may see documents that are in a pre-published stage, according to their permissions.

• Matters: You can search for matters or projects from the active library, using a simple search by entering the name, description, or ID, rather than a document search as in Everything or Knowledge tabs. For more information, refer to Matter search.

How to run a simple search

1. Enter your query in the search bar.

   Figure: Search field

   

   As you enter a search query, the system provides possible suggestions—as well as your recent searches—which you may then select to complete your query quickly. 

   Figure: Recent searches and phrase suggestions

   

   • indicates that the term/phrase was recently used as a search query.

   • next to a suggested term/phrase indicates that the term/phrase is a suggestion that the system gives for the query you're entering in the search field.

   • The icon available on the search bar, lets you access handy tips and explanations of common search operators.

     Figure: Help icon on search bar

     

2. Select a suggested phrase or move to it using the arrow keys, and then press Enter/Return on your keyboard. The suggested term is automatically searched for you. If you see a suggested phrase, you know that phrase exists somewhere in the iManage content you have access to.
   

   Figure: Search results

   

3. You can clear your search terms from the simple search bar using the X. The results of that search will still be displayed.

   • You can then either run a new search, or select on the simple search icon to run a blank search, which will return you to the list of all available documents.

   • If you apply filters to the results without starting a new search (refer to Filtering search results), your original search term will automatically reappear in the search bar. This helps make clear which results are being filtered

4. If you want to add Advanced search options, you can switch to the Advanced search form to add further criteria. You can then run your search either by selecting the simple search icon, or the Advanced search button.
   

You can perform actions related to the search result tile using either the kebab menu or the right-click context menu.

Table: Tasks from a search result tile

Also refer to:

• Modifying the user interface language

• Modifying the search query language

• Saving a search query

• Retrieving a saved search

• Managing saved searches

• Copying a search query link

• Sorting search results

• Viewing search results

• Hit Highlighting

• Viewing large snippets

• Viewing document properties

• Viewing document versions

• Deleting recent searches

• Viewing full content in large text fields in Properties panel