I have the following query: {!join from=conceptNcid to=ncid fromIndex=hdd_rel_tst}relationshipNcid:364
which I implemented in Spring: Criteria criteria = new Criteria("relationshipNcid").is("364"); SimpleQuery search = new SimpleQuery(criteria, pageable); search.setJoin(Join.from("conceptNcid").fromIndex("hdd_rel_tst").to("ncid")); Page<T> results = solrTemplate.queryForPage(search, myclass); This query works great. However, when I attempt to negate the query (using the minus sign at the beginning): -{!join from=conceptNcid to=ncid fromIndex=hdd_rel_tst}relationshipNcid:364 with this code: Criteria criteria = new Criteria("relationshipNcid").is("364").not(); SimpleQuery search = new SimpleQuery(criteria, pageable); search.setJoin(Join.from("conceptNcid").fromIndex("hdd_rel_tst").to("ncid")); Page<T> results = solrTemplate.queryForPage(search, myclass); it does not work. Notice where I put the 'not()' on the first line. This actual executes this query: {!join from=conceptNcid to=ncid fromIndex=hdd_rel_tst}-relationshipNcid:364 I know this is the wrong place, but I can't see how to negate the entire query in the java code. It seems to need a 'not()' method for the SimpleQuery class since the join is placed on the query, but I can't see anything in the documentation. Any ideas? Todd Stevenson