Search text for phrases

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • You can specify phrases that text analytics searches for, instead of searching for only the most frequent individual words.

    Before you begin

    Role required: pa_analyst, pa_power_user, or admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Text analytics > Phrases and click New.
      To edit an existing text index phrases form, click the information icon for that form, then select Open Record from the preview window.
    2. Select the Indicator that you want to search for phrases.
      Text Analytics must be set up for this indicator.
    3. Optional: In the Breakdown and Element fields, you can filter the records that are searched for the phrases.
      Specify both a breakdown and an element. You can filter to a second level by filling in the level 2 Breakdown and Element fields.
    4. Enter a comma-separated series of phrases in the Phrases field.
      For example, enter "can't access, don't see."

    Result

    When you include a text widget for this indicator in a dashboard, the specified phrases appear in the trend line.
    Figure 1. Text widget with phrases "don't see" and "can't access"
    The phrases that were specified are visible as trend lines in the widget.