https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Codebeamer/Unable-to-Search-for-Items-with-a-Hyphen-quot-quot-in-the/m-p/1055835#M1127 <P>I believe you need to add a ~ before the search. So it would be %12345~-%. The ~ is an escape character in this case.</P> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:01:46 GMT AW_10741129 2026-02-23T15:01:46Z https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Codebeamer/Unable-to-Search-for-Items-with-a-Hyphen-quot-quot-in-the/m-p/1054661#M1117 <P>There is an item whose description is set to the string “12345-67890-12345”.<BR />When I search using the filter<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>Description: like %12345%</STRONG>, the item is found.<BR />However, when I use the filter<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><STRONG>Description: like %12345-%</STRONG>, the item is not found.</P><P>Could you please tell me how to search for strings that include a hyphen (“-”)?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Best regards<BR />Iwao Fukushima</P> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:24:49 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Codebeamer/Unable-to-Search-for-Items-with-a-Hyphen-quot-quot-in-the/m-p/1054661#M1117 IF_13734320 2026-02-12T03:24:49Z https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Codebeamer/Unable-to-Search-for-Items-with-a-Hyphen-quot-quot-in-the/m-p/1055835#M1127 <P>I believe you need to add a ~ before the search. So it would be %12345~-%. The ~ is an escape character in this case.</P> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:01:46 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Codebeamer/Unable-to-Search-for-Items-with-a-Hyphen-quot-quot-in-the/m-p/1055835#M1127 AW_10741129 2026-02-23T15:01:46Z