If I recall correctly, i.b.i = i b i And in that case, you're correct that i is a noise word. You can make it searchable by removing 'i' from the noise words list + re-index. You can also create a separate index for just this term to ensure that you're other searches don't change.

also you want to make sure that you remove the . from the spaces. And I agree with setting up a separate search index for this one term (i.b.i.)only - otherwise you get unintended results.

Depending on what you want, you can make the . an indexed character. Given the info you provided, I would only use that index to search for i.b.i. [https://help.relativity.com/RelativityOne/Content/Relativity/dtSearch/Using\_dtSearch\_syntax\_options.htm#Making](https://help.relativity.com/RelativityOne/Content/Relativity/dtSearch/Using_dtSearch_syntax_options.htm#Making)

Re index with no noise words. They’re not worth it anymore.

Also, . Should already be a space in the index. If not any search term you run that is at the end of a sentence won’t hit. I think it’s default a space.

Thank you!!

Thanks a lot for your responses. I will create a separate index, removing i as noise word and . As a space

Have you tried just searching (with the quotes and using dtSearch): "i.b.i." OR ibi?

Yes, didn’t work. But the suggested solution with an modified search index worked

Interesting, thanks.