04-23-2012 10:57 AM
Hello,
Our legal team has requested we perform discovery using a proximity operator. Specifically two words that appear within 3 words of each other. I have read I could use NEAR, but that limits the proximity to 50 words which is not suitable at this time. Are their any new features in newer versions of Evault \ Discovery Accelerator that would allow for a more defined proximity search?
Thanks for your time.
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04-23-2012 11:07 AM
You can use the * to represent 3 words
Example
Stock * * * Price
Stock * * Price
Stock * Price
Price * * * Stock
Price * * Stock
Price * Stock
This will search both before and after stock for the word price within 4. Each * with a space in between represents a wildcard word
04-23-2012 11:07 AM
You can use the * to represent 3 words
Example
Stock * * * Price
Stock * * Price
Stock * Price
Price * * * Stock
Price * * Stock
Price * Stock
This will search both before and after stock for the word price within 4. Each * with a space in between represents a wildcard word
04-23-2012 11:15 AM
Just another note.
If you really want to get into detail on proximity searching then Clearwell is the solution for you. Clearwell brings with it the ability to do real proximity searching using criteria like Stock w/3 Price so there is no need to build out the variations like i did in the last reply
04-23-2012 11:22 AM
Thanks! I will give that a shot. Yes, Clearwell seems like a really nice solution but its also a lot more cash!
04-23-2012 11:28 AM
true there's added cost but the benefit you might get with a single litigation win will typically cover it!
04-23-2012 12:04 PM
I believe there is a license option for people moveing from DA to Clearwell so it is worth bringing the topic up with your account manager
04-23-2012 12:08 PM
Not only the win but the cost saving on what is actualy being produced will also offset the overall costs as Clearwell has seen 90% decrease beween whats collected to whats produced.
04-24-2012 05:24 AM
DA uses a ranking system when obtaining results from Analytics Enabled cases such that words that appear closer together logically will be sorted top down in the result set based on their relevance. More information on how the SQL Full text Index algorithm sorts results can be found at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc879245(v=sql.110).aspx.
So in essence this may well still meet your requirements if you are looking for best hits within 3 terms of each other.
A defect in 'Quick Search' was also addressed in 9.0.3 to ensure that it will also adhere to this method.