How to search for articles (events, news, projects, etc.) and documents?

The result list is empty at the beginning. You need to define what you are looking for and set restrictions. Use the 4 fields below to filter your search, then click on  button to launch it.

Enter search term(s)

You must enter at least 3 characters (but it's advisable to enter more for finer filtering) in the first search field (red framed). It doesn't matter whether the characters are at the beginning, middle or end of the word. Likewise, upper-/lowercase, umlauts and accent marks are meaningless. If you enter multiple words separated by a space, the AND operator is applied.

Time period restriction

The drop-down menu in the second field (blue framed) makes it easy to restrict the resulting list by time and look for articles only in the given period. By default no restriction is applied.

Hint: If the result list is very long (>100), then reducing the time period is the most effective measure to reduce it.

Scope restriction

The drop-down menu in the third field (green framed) makes it easy to restrict the scope of the search. By default, only your home club is scanned.

If you chose all clubs in your country, the result list may be huge and not useful.

Note: Only articles which are visible to you will appear in the result list. What you can see depends on the visibility of the article and on your rights. If you have more access rights, you may see more articles.

Content type restriction

The drop-down menu in the fourth field (orange framed) makes it easy to restrict the search to a specific type of articles. By default all content types are scanned.

The search works also in the content of the files (i.e. inside the document), not only for their names. Only content of documents in the format PDF-A, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Powerpoint is scanned.

Files in archived folders are excluded from the search and will not appear in the result list.

Note: The visibility of the folder may be a reason why you will not find the file.

Important Notes

• The search only considers content that has the same language as the current page. Example: articles in French will not be found if your current language is German. If you want  articles in French , you have to change the language in the upper right corner and repeat the search.
• Searching for words like "Lunch" or "Meeting" which are used in many titles may return large number of hits.
• If you create new content in Polaris, it will take 2-3 days until the article will appear in the result list. This is because the content must be scanned and indexed first. This process happens over night and in hours of low utilization.
• The result list is in random order. Maybe the article you are looking for is on the bottom of the list. If the result list exceeds 100 hits, then it is advisable to apply additional criteria to restrict it or to repeat the search with a more specific term.

General recommendations

1. Use specif terms, don't use short or abstract terms.
2. Pay attention to the language you have set for the current page.
3. If the result exceed 100 hits, apply restrictions to narrow the target.
4. Use multiple browser tabs to preserve the result list and open the found club, person or article in a new tab.
5. If you do not find what you are looking for, it may have many reasons:
   • The file you are looking for is in a archived folder.
   • The document has not the right format and cannot be scanned.
   • The article is not visible for you.
   • The term you are looking for is in other language.