> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://learn.capstorm.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://learn.capstorm.com/copystorm-search/reference/parameters.md).

# Parameters

The Parameters stage is used to specify criteria used to search the CopyStorm database:

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Selecting the “Show Advanced Options” checkbox will cause infrequently modified search parameters to appear. For more information, see the [Advanced Parameters page](/copystorm-search/reference/parameters/advanced-parameters.md).

## Matching Options

| Option                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Match Whole Words        | <p>If selected, search terms will only match whole words. For example, the search term “house” will:</p><ul><li>Match “house” but not “household” if this option is selected.</li><li>Match both “house” and “household” if this option is not selected.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Included Deleted Records | If selected, records marked as deleted will be included in search results. If not selected, deleted records will not be included.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Enable Wildcards         | <p>If selected, the asterisk character (*) in search terms will be treated as a wildcard. Wildcards match zero or more of any character, for example the pattern “hous*old” will:</p><ul><li>Match “The house is old” (the field contains several characters, followed by “hous”, followed by several characters, followed by “old”).</li><li>Match “household” (the field contains “hous”, followed by several characters, followed by “old”)</li><li>Not match “house” (the field does not contain “old”)</li></ul> |