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title: "Basic Query Syntax"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.imat.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Basic Query Syntax

This section provides the basics on how to write reports. These are basic concepts that must be used and understood before continuing to more advanced reports.

[Faceting](/facets) Instructions on how to create organized perspectives of data

[Index Time](/v1/docs/index-time) Fields and examples used to search the time records were indexed

[Relative Date-Time](/retaltive-date-time) Additional details on how to write queries using date-time fields

[Set Query Syntax](/set-query-syntax) Collections of unique data to be used in other reports

[Query Syntax](/query-syntax) Details and examples on how to write a single line query