Searching for an entry in multiple languages

In IBM® Cognos® Connection, when you perform a search, you can use a search term that is in a different language from the language specified by the content language setting. Before you can search for an entry, the search index must be created.

The locale of the user sets the default language for a search. You can customize this setting by changing the Content language option in My Preferences. If the Content language is English, then the search results are delivered in English.

To search in multiple languages, use the following syntax:

search_term +language:locale

The following table shows examples of search results in different locales.

Table 1. Multilingual search examples
Search example	Search result
ventes +language:fr	Returns entries that include the term ventes in the French locale.
revenue +language:fr +language:de	Returns entries that include the term revenue in the French and German locales.

Although you can search in different languages, you only receive search results if the search index supports those languages. Your administrator specifies the languages that are supported.

For information about specifying the locales available for searches, see Limiting index by language.

Procedure

Click the search icon on the toolbar.
In the search box, type the phrase that you want to search for.

Results

The search returns a list of entries for the language that you specified.