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Online Services Access – STN International31Format Content ExamplesUP (1) Update Date D UPUT Uncontrolled Term D CT UT 5-15WC.T (1) Word Count, Title D WC.TALL BIB, AB, CC, CT, UT, RN D 1-3 ALLDALL ALL, delimited for post-processing D DALLIALL ALL, indented with text labels D IALLBIB AN, TI, AU, IN, CS, PA, NC, NR, PI, AI, CY, LA, NTE, AV, OS (BIB is default) D 8 BIBIBIB BIB, indented with text labels D IBIBIND AN, CC, CT, UT, RN D INDSCAN (2) TI, CT D SCANTRIAL (TRI,SAM, SAMPLE,FREE)TI, CC, CT, UT, RNSTN DISPLAY and PRINT FormatsD TRIHIT Hit term(s) and field(s) D HITKWIC Up to 50 words before and after hit term(s) (KeyWord-In-Context) D KWICOCC Number of occurrences of hit term(s) and field(s) in which they occur D OCCSTN SELECT, ANALYZE and SORT FieldsThe SELECT command is used to create E-numbers containing terms taken from the specified field in an answer set.The ANALYZE command is used to create an L-number containing terms taken from the specified field in an answer set.The SORT command is used to rearrange the search results in either alphabetic or numeric order of the specified field(s).Field Name Field Code ANALYZE / SELECT SORTAbstract AB Y NAccession Number AN Y NApplication Date AD Y YApplication Number AP Y YApplication Year AY Y YAuthor (Patent Inventor) AU Y YAvailability AV Y YCAS Registry Number RN Y YClassification Code CC Y YControlled Term CT Y NCorporate Source CS Y YCountry (of Intellectual Origin) CY Y YDocument Type DT Y YLanguage LA Y YNote NTE Y YNumber of Contract NC Y YNumber of Report (NTIS Order Number) NR Y YOther Source OS Y YPatent Assignee PA Y YPatent Information PI Y YPatent Number PN Y YPublication Date PD Y YPublication Year PY Y Y31