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Term Qualifier Option

The Term Qualifier option allows any character string to be automatically appended to all search terms saved by a MAP command. The term qualifier must be enclosed in quotation marks.

The recommended use of this option is to append special characters or a suffix code that further qualifies the search terms.

Permissible Term Qualifiers

The MAP command should incorporate only those character strings or suffixes defined in a particular database’s documentation (e.g., the P and /MP options). To incorporate other character strings, such as a proximity operator and second search term, do not use the term qualifier option. Instead, use the final set number produced when the SearchSave is EXECUTEd, followed by a logical or proximity operator and the desired additional term(s).

The following example illustrates the use of the P qualifier for CAS^® Registry Numbers in CA SEARCH^® (Files 308—314). The P appended to a CAS^® Registry Number in CA SEARCH identifies references discussing the preparation of the substance. To automatically incorporate the P qualifier as part of each MAPped CAS^® Registry Number, the P is specified as the term qualifier.

• To use the Term Qualifier option:

File 301:CHEMNAME(R) 1967-2007/Feb
       (c) 2007 Amer.Chem.Soc.

      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------

?select cyclobutadien? and radical(w)ion
             587  CYCLOBUTADIEN?
           12249  RADICAL
           41800  ION
           11047  RADICAL(W)ION
      S1      17  CYCLOBUTADIEN? AND RADICAL(W)ION

?map rn temp /"p"
Temp SearchSave "TD503" stored
3 Select Statements, 21 Search Term(s) 
SearchSave TD503

1 SearchSave(s),  21 Search Term(s)

?b 399
 File 399:CA SEARCH(R) 1967-2007/UD=14810
       (c) 2008 American Chemical Society

      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------
?exs
Executing TD503
               0  RN=34527-08-7P
               0  RN=34531-09-4P
               0  RN=34561-57-4P
               2  RN=72952-86-4P
               1  RN=77406-91-8P
               2  RN=86658-65-3P
               1  RN=86658-66-4P
               2  RN=86658-67-5P
               1  RN=87944-72-7P
               1  RN=87944-73-8P
               0  RN=89071-75-0P
               1  RN=89071-76-1P
               1  RN=89071-77-2P
      S1       4  RN=34527-08-7P + RN=34531-09-4P +
                  RN=34561-57-4P + RN=72952-86-4P +
                  RN=77406-91-8P + RN=86658-65-3P +
                  RN=86658-66-4P + RN=86658-67-5P +
                  RN=87944-72-7P + RN=87944-73-8P +
                  RN=89071-75-0P + RN=89071-76-1P +
                  RN=89071-77-2P
               0  RN=89071-78-3P
               0  RN=89071-79-4P
               1  RN=89071-80-7P
               1  RN=89071-81-8P
               3  RN=90907-12-3P
               1  RN=95731-94-5P
               0  RN=101325-33-1P
               0  RN=175778-89-9P
      S2       4  RN=89071-78-3P + RN=89071-79-4P +
                  RN=89071-80-7P + RN=89071-81-8P +
                  RN=90907-12-3P + RN=95731-94-5P +
                  RN=101325-33-1P + RN=175778-89-9P
      S3       5  S1:S2

(Main Patent Records in the CLAIMS Databases) 

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