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Learn how to search effectively in Qlik Sense! This video covers everything from basic searches to advanced techniques using wildcards, modifiers, expressions, and fuzzy search. You’ll discover how to: - Search by fields, dimensions, measures, or expressions - Match partial strings, full strings, and exact sequences using quotes - Use wildcards to search from the beginning, end, or within strings - Apply modifiers (+ and -) to refine your search results - Perform aggregation-based searches (e.g., customers with sales over a threshold) - Use fuzzy search for similarity-based results Mastering these search techniques will help you quickly find the data you need and make your Qlik Sense apps more powerful and user-friendly. ⏱️ Chapters 🔍 00:10 – Introduction: Searching in Qlik Sense 📝 00:17 – Basic Search Behavior (Beginning of Strings) 📌 00:32 – Searching Multiple Words & Using Quotes 🏢 00:53 – Searching by Single Words (e.g., “Company”) ⭐ 01:05 – Wildcard Searches (Beginning & End of Strings) 🧮 01:22 – Expression-Based Searches (Aggregations) ➕ 01:40 – Using the Plus (+) Modifier for Mandatory Words ➖ 02:19 – Using the Minus (–) Modifier to Exclude Words ❓ 02:40 – Wildcard Single-Character Search (?) ~ 03:04 – Fuzzy Search Using Tilde (~) ✅ 03:20 – Conclusion