Search for Projects and Attributes

Search for Projects

  1. Click on the symbol (Search) in the Workspace Explorer toolbar. The Search Dialog opens.
  2. Select the "Projects" entry in the "Search Category" combobox.
  3. Enter value(s) for one or more of the "Search" group properties.
  4. Repeat the steps to edit all desired search criteria.
  5. Click Search.

    The "Search Result" table lists all projects or parts matching the search criteria.

  6. Click Close.
Hint

Double-click on an entry in the "Search Result" table to open the corresponding project.

Hint

Drag & drop an individual project from the "Search Result" table into the project structure tree of an open project.

Note

The search results do not include unsaved changes or data determined dynamically such as the life cycle of multi projects resulting from the life cycles of the included projects.

Save Search

Whenever you perform a search, you can save it and access it again at a later time.

  1. Click Save Search. The "Save As" dialog opens.
  2. Select the folder you wish to save the search in and give it a name.
  3. Confirm your entries with OK.
  4. Click Close.

    5. A folder is created in the Workspace Explorer.

Open a Saved Search

  • Double-click on folder in the Workspace Explorer to run the search again.

Copy Search

You can reuse, change or expand the saved search queries by copying.

  1. In the Workspace Explorer, right-click on the search folder you wish to copy.
  2. Right-click on the position in the project folder structure where you want insert the search query ► Insert.

    The search query is inserted and can be edited or performed.