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Answered By: Farha Hasan Last Updated: May 08, 2024 Views: 4622
How do I use field tags in Factiva to create an advanced search?
Factiva has a number of searchable fields that allow you to create a targeted search. The following table provides a guide to Factiva's field tags. To search using field tags, type the field tag followed by your search term into Factiva's free text search box.
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Field Name |
Field Tag |
Description |
|
Author |
by= |
Author's name |
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Art |
art= |
Captions, descriptions of graphics, etc. |
|
Column |
clm= |
Column Name |
|
Corrections |
cx= |
Corrections |
|
Dow Jones Ticker Symbol* |
co= |
Company ticker symbol |
|
Edition |
ed= |
Edition of Publication |
|
Factiva Company Codes** |
fds= |
Factiva Company codes |
|
Headline |
hd= |
Headline |
|
Headline Group |
hl= |
Includes HD, SE, CLM |
|
Headline/Lead Paragraph Group |
hlp= |
Includes HD, SE, CLM, LP, CX |
|
Industry Code |
in= |
Industry codes |
|
Language Code |
la= |
Document Language |
|
Lead Paragraphs |
lp= |
First two paragraphs of a story |
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Page |
pg= |
Page of a publication |
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Notes/Reference |
rf= |
Notes associated with an article |
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Region Code |
re= |
Geographic Region codes |
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Section |
se= |
Section name |
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Source Restrictor Code |
rst= |
Publication source code |
|
Source Name |
sn= |
Publication source name |
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Subject Code |
ns= |
News subject codes |
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Text |
td= |
Text of article after lead paragraphs |
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Volume |
vol= |
Volume and/or number of publication |
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Word Count |
wc> wc< |
All words found in the Headline and Text groups |
* Searchable fields, but not displayable fields in articles.
** Factiva Company Codes are searchable using the fds field tag, but are displayed in the CO field.
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