direct link search for status drop down

Dear All,

We don't have an option in web UI for status attributes to set it as NE(not equal to ). But in direct link search I have an option to set it as NE.

EMSEL_YN_OTE_STAT_BILL=(I;NE;YN_FULL_TRANSFERED;)

Will this work correct for direct link search ?

Thanks,

Shubh.