Searching in the Microsoft Teams command box


  1. Type @iManage inside the command box to invoke the iManage bot.

  2. Select iManage. A drop-down appears with the following options:

    • Find Documents: Select this option if you are well-versed with the search syntax for document search.

    • View Search Syntax: Select this option to view the list of supported search syntax for document search.

  3. Enter the required search syntax, followed by the corresponding metadata to find the document. The search results are displayed.

  4. Select the document you wish to share. The document appears as an adaptive card with the Copy (images/download/thumbnails/117474413/Screenshot_2021-04-15_at_12.38.12_PM.png ) option.

  5. Select images/download/thumbnails/117474413/Screenshot_2021-04-15_at_12.38.12_PM.png and then paste the document link in the desired chat to share it with other users.

Figure: Invoking iManage bot in the Teams command box

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The following table explains how to use the search syntaxes:

Table: Search syntaxes and their operation

Operator

Search syntax

Operation

Example

#docnumber

Document number search

  1. Type #<document number>

  2. Select Enter.

Input: #23

Output: Document number 23 is displayed in the search result.

#docnumber.version

Document number search with the document's version

  1. Type #<docnumber.version>

  2. Select Enter.

Input: #23.1

Output: Version 1 of document number 23 is displayed in the search result.


#work_libraryname!docnumber

Work library search with the document number

  1. Type #<work_libraryname!docnumber>

  2. Select Enter.

Input: #work_apac!23

Output: Document number 23 present in the work_apac library is displayed in the search result.


#work_libraryname!docnumber.version

Work library search with the document number and the document's version

  1. Type #<work_libraryname!docnumber.version>

  2. Select Enter.

Input: #work_apac!23.1

Output: Version 1 of document number 23 present in the work_apac library is displayed in the search result.

title

Document title search

  1. Type title <document title>

  2. Select Enter.

Input: title Contract document

Output: Documents with the title Contract document are displayed in the search results.

keyword

Document keyword search

  1. Type keyword <search term>

  2. Select Enter.
    A list of documents containing the keyword is displayed.

Input: keyword litigation

Output: All documents containing the term litigation are displayed in the search results.

@
or
author

Document author search

  1. Type @<author name>
    or
    Type author <author name>

  2. Select Enter.
    A list of documents by the author is displayed.

Input: @andrew

Output: All documents created by the user, Andrew are displayed in the search results.

For information on configuring search type, setting the preferred database, and more, see Additional search information.