Find Object (Search)

This window is displayed if you:

You can search for strings or you can use regular expressions, specify simple or advanced mode, filter results by object type and by property values, and generate reports from the search results.

Pattern: Enter the pattern string for the search. The display is dynamically updated either as you type or when you press Enter, depending on the option specified in the Search user preferences.

Case Sensitive: Controls whether the search is case sensitive or case insensitive with respect to alphabetic characters.

Filter: Select ALL to search all object types relevant to the Pattern; or select an object type to limit the search to objects of that type.

Saved Searches: Displays any saved searches, so that you can use a saved search now. To save a search, enter the specifics for the search, then enter a name for the saved search, click More, and select Save.

Report (available only if Filter specifies an object type): Displays the dialog box for generating Data Modeler Reports, to display and save a report on the selected objects.

Properties (available only if Filter specifies an object type): Displays the Set Common Properties dialog box, in which you can specify new values for properties that the selected objects have in common.

Simple Mode or Advanced Mode: Simple Mode includes more basic search options; Advanced Mode includes options such as searching by object type and property optionally specifying a property and case sensitivity for each), and specifying OR or AND search logic.

Stop on First: Displays only the first occurrence if there are any exact duplicates under Name.