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title: Simple search reference criteria
description: Simple search reference criteria properties for matching search result references based on request criteria and included reference controls.
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# Simple search reference criteria

Simple search reference criteria objects provide support for matching search result references based on the following properties.

| Property                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `request-criteria`                   | An optional reference to request criteria that is expected to match the search request for this reference criteria to match.                                                                                                                                           |
| `all-included-reference-control`     | An optional set of OIDs of controls that must be included with the search result reference to match this criteria. If multiple OIDs are specified, then the reference must have all of those controls.                                                                 |
| `any-included-reference-control`     | An optional set of OIDs of controls that must be included with the search result reference to match this criteria. If multiple OIDs are specified, then the reference must have at least one of those controls.                                                        |
| `not-all-included-reference-control` | An optional set of OIDs of controls that should not be included with the search result reference to match this criteria. If multiple OIDs are specified, then the reference can optionally have one or more of those controls as long as it does not have all of them. |
| `none-included-reference-control`    | An optional set of OIDs of controls that should not be included with the search result reference to match this criteria. If multiple OIDs are specified, then the reference must not have any of those controls.                                                       |