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# sk182446 - Object Explorer returns unexpected results when search terms contain '.' character

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk182446 |
| Date Created | 2024-06-28 |
| Last Modified | 2024-06-30 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, SmartConsole, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- * Object Explorer returns unexpected results when searching for specific IP address
* For example, when you search for 2.2.2. , the results displayed are 10.2.2.; 10.2.22.; 10.2.202.; 10.2.240.; 10.2.220.; and so on.

## Cause

This is a limitation of PostgreSQL (postgres) when indexing objects in the database.  
Currently, dots are used as delimiters for tokens in the database. The IP address is split for tokens and each part is indexed separately.

## Solution

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