Search with the Search Builder
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Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
This page shows how to search for issues
using the
search builder in Google Issue Tracker.
Search results are limited to issues in the components where you have View
Issues permission
.
Search with the search builder
To search with the search builder:
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Open Issue Tracker
in your web browser.
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Click the drop-down button on the right side of the search bar.
The search bar is always displayed at the top of Issue Tracker.
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The Advanced search query builderopens.
Depending on the view you have selected when you access it, the search
builder may already be populated with search criteria.
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Choose how you want to chain together criteria when searching for issues by
using the match selector.
If you want to include issues only if they match all of the criteria you are
adding to the search builder, choose Match all (AND). If you want to
include issues that match at least one of the criteria you are adding to the
search builder, choose Match any (OR).
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Build the search criteria:
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In the left-most drop-down list, choose the field that your search
criteria applies to.
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In the second drop-down list, choose how you want Issue Tracker to use
search values for this criteria.
For example, the Statusfield lets you search by Any ofor None of, while the Createdfield lets you search by Before, Between, On, or several other options.
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In the last section, enter the search values.
For example, the Priorityfield lets you choose the values you want
with checkboxes; the Hotlistfield gives you hotlists to choose from
a drop-down; the Blocking Idfield gives you a box to enter IDs in a
comma-separated list.
To search for an empty field, use the value none
. To exclude empty
fields, use the -
operator. See Search Query Language
for a full
description of the available operators.
-
To add an additional piece of search criteria, click the button labeled
either AND ...or OR ..., depending on how you choose to match
your results to the criteria.
If you want to remove a piece of criteria, you can do so by clicking the Xin the upper right corner of the box that encapsulates the
specific criteria piece.
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(Optional) Save the search criteria.
The Save search asfield in the bottom right of the search builder lets
you give your search a name and save it, so that you can run the same search
in the future without having to re-enter criteria. For more information, see Saved searches
.
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Click Searchto perform the search, or the Save searchicon to
perform and save the search.
You can always save the search criteria after
the search has been performed
when viewing the search results page. To do so, return to the search builder
from the results page, give the search a name, and save it.
The Search helplink at the bottom of the search builder takes you to
information about the Search Query Language
, where you can learn more about
the syntax that is used to perform searches in Issue Tracker.
What's next
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Last updated 2025-02-21 UTC.
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[Open Issue Tracker](../guides/access-ui) in your web browser.\n\n2. Click the drop-down button on the right side of the search bar.\n\n The search bar is always displayed at the top of Issue Tracker.\n\n3. The **Advanced search query builder** opens.\n\n Depending on the view you have selected when you access it, the search\n builder may already be populated with search criteria.\n4. Choose how you want to chain together criteria when searching for issues by\n using the match selector.\n\n If you want to include issues only if they match all of the criteria you are\n adding to the search builder, choose **Match all (AND)** . If you want to\n include issues that match at least one of the criteria you are adding to the\n search builder, choose **Match any (OR)**.\n5. Build the search criteria:\n\n 1. In the left-most drop-down list, choose the field that your search\n criteria applies to.\n\n 2. In the second drop-down list, choose how you want Issue Tracker to use\n search values for this criteria.\n\n For example, the **Status** field lets you search by **Any of** or\n **None of** , while the **Created** field lets you search by **Before** ,\n **Between** , **On**, or several other options.\n 3. In the last section, enter the search values.\n\n For example, the **Priority** field lets you choose the values you want\n with checkboxes; the **Hotlist** field gives you hotlists to choose from\n a drop-down; the **Blocking Id** field gives you a box to enter IDs in a\n comma-separated list.\n\n To search for an empty field, use the value `none`. To exclude empty\n fields, use the `-` operator. See [Search Query Language](../concepts/search-query-language) for a full\n description of the available operators.\n 4. To add an additional piece of search criteria, click the button labeled\n either **AND ...** or **OR ...**, depending on how you choose to match\n your results to the criteria.\n\n If you want to remove a piece of criteria, you can do so by clicking the\n **X** in the upper right corner of the box that encapsulates the\n specific criteria piece.\n\n6. (Optional) Save the search criteria.\n\n The **Save search as** field in the bottom right of the search builder lets\n you give your search a name and save it, so that you can run the same search\n in the future without having to re-enter criteria. For more information, see\n [Saved searches](../concepts/saved-searches).\n\n7. Click **Search** to perform the search, or the **Save search** icon to\n perform and save the search.\n\nYou can always save the search criteria *after* the search has been performed\nwhen viewing the search results page. To do so, return to the search builder\nfrom the results page, give the search a name, and save it.\n\nThe **Search help** link at the bottom of the search builder takes you to\ninformation about the [Search Query Language](../concepts/search-query-language), where you can learn more about\nthe syntax that is used to perform searches in Issue Tracker.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [Learn more about searching for issues](../concepts/searches)\n- [Learn more about search results](../concepts/search-results)\n- [Learn more about the Search Query Language](../concepts/search-query-language)\n- [Organizing search results](/issue-tracker/guides/organize-search-results)"]]
