Free-Form Entry Text Fields

Define a Report Criteria Expression for a free-form text field:

1. Locate the field for which you want to specify report criteria.

2. Choose one of the following options:

   • Select is from the first field to return all records where the field matches the specified value.

     For example, Serial is 345 returns all assets with the serial number 345.

   • Select contains from the first field to return all records where the field contains the specified value, regardless of where the value is in the field.

     For example, Serial contains 345 returns all assets with the numbers 345 contained in the serial number, such as 6345 or 213456.

   • Select begins with from the first field to return all records where the field begins with the specified value.

     For example, Serial begins with 345 returns all assets with serial numbers beginning 345, such as 3457, but not 6345.

   • Select ends with from the first field to return all records where the field ends with the specified value.

     For example, Serial ends with 345 returns all assets with serial numbers ending in 345, such as 6345, but not 3457.

   • Select is not from the first field to return records where the field does not match the specified value.

     For example, Serial is not 345 returns all records in which the value for serial number is something other than 345.

3. Enter the value that the field should possess in the second field.