diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/queryBuilder.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/queryBuilder.ftl
index e554d9b3..0a008d82 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/queryBuilder.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/queryBuilder.ftl
@@ -175,6 +175,25 @@
       }
 	  return string_query;
 	}
+	
+	function excludeDocByURI(uri){
+  		var allRules = $('#builder').queryBuilder('getRules');
+  		var excludeRuleString = '{ "id": "URI", "field": "URI", "type": "string", "input": "text", "operator": "not_contains", "value": "" }';
+  		var excludeRule = JSON.parse(excludeRuleString);
+  		excludeRule.value = uri;
+  		if (allRules !== null){
+  			if (allRules.condition === "AND"){
+  				allRules.rules.push(excludeRule);
+  			} else {
+  			var outerRulesString = '{ "condition": "AND", "rules": [] }';
+  			var outerRules = JSON.parse(outerRulesString);
+  			outerRules.rules.push(allRules);
+  			outerRules.rules.push(excludeRule);
+  			allRules = outerRules;
+  			}
+			$('#builder').queryBuilder('setRules', allRules);
+  		}
+	}
 </script>
 <#macro freeField field >
   {