Finding Objects

To find a specific entry in an object list:

  1. Display the appropriate object list on the list pane.

  2. Click the list pane Actions button and select Find.

  3. In the Find window, define the appropriate search criteria and click OK. The first object to match the specified criteria will be selected.

  4. To quickly find subsequent objects with the same set of properties, click the list pane Actions button and select Find Next.

Find Window

Use the Find window to find a specific entry in an object list.

 

Basic Criteria

Select to quickly perform a search based on relatively simple, predefined criteria. When Basic Criteria is selected, the Find window displays a set of drop-down lists of commonly searched fields (properties) for the view.

Select one or more predefined values and/or ranges, or enter values in the criteria boxes. The search will return all objects that contain the criteria that you specify. For example, if you specify the letter S in the User Name field, the search will return all user names that contain either S or s, such as: User01, Supervisor_02, and Person0005.

Note: The search is not case sensitive.

OK

Click to submit the search request and close the window.

Cancel

Click to cancel the search request and close the window.

 

Find Window—Advanced Criteria

Use the Advanced Criteria setting to perform a search based on extensive and diverse criteria.

Note: Multiple criteria searches are executed in the order that you specify the criteria. If you change the order of the criteria, you change the order of filtering.

Advanced Criteria

Select to perform a search based on extensive and diverse criteria. When Advanced Criteria is selected, the Find window includes a list of criteria, with each entry containing a field, a condition, and a precisely defined value.

Search for

Select either and (AND) or also search for (OR) as the search condition.

Field

Select the appropriate field (property).

Condition

Select the appropriate logical relationship between the field and value. Conditions include: Contains, Doesn't contain, Equals, Not Equal To, Is Empty, and Is Not Empty.

Value

Enter or select the appropriate value.

Up

Move the selected criterion up one position in the criteria list.

Down

Move the selected criterion down one position in the criteria list.

Update Criteria

Select a criterion from the list, change one or more parameters, and then click Update Criteria to commit the change to the criteria list.

Add Criteria

Click to add the specified filter criterion that you have specified, to the list of filter criteria.

Delete Criteria

Click to delete the selected filter criterion.

Filter criteria list

Lists of the criteria that will be used in the search.

OK

Click to submit the search request and close the window.

Cancel

Click to cancel the search request and close the window.

 

For an overview of the user interface controls, see Major Areas and Controls.