Find Objects Parameters

The four tabs in the Find Objects window allow you to specify many parameters for your search.

Name & Location – restricts the search by any or all of:
- location within the repository
- version number of the object
- type of model
- type of object, and whether shortcuts should be included
- the name or code of the object including wildcards
Local Dates – restricts the search by creation or modification date and user on the local machine
Repository Dates – restricts the search by creation or modification (check in) date and user in the repository
Advanced – restricts the search by object attribute. The attributes available on this tab change depending on the object selected on the Name & Location tab and whether shortcuts are included. Select the checkbox in the U column to search on that attribute, and enter a string to search on in the expression column.

Special Characters

The following special characters allow you to use basic regular expressions when searching for the name or code of an object or attribute values:

* - none to any number of characters
? – exactly one character
\* - * is a normal character
\? - ? is a normal character
\\ - \ is a normal character
true/false - Boolean value (True is when the check box is selected in the interface)

For example:

W* finds "Work" and "Washington"

*IST finds "List" and "Specialist"

*96 finds "01/11/96" and "26/08/96"

????ER finds "Writer" and "Seller" but not "inner"

COLN? finds "COLN1" and "COLN2"

*_emp_??? finds "Div_emp_fun" and "Div_emp_idn"

For full documentation of the PowerDesigner Find Objects window, see "Finding Objects" in the Objects chapter of the Core Features Guide.