Defining date and user find parameter

Chapter 8 Managing Objects

Defining date and user find parameter

To further refine your search, you can look for:

The user who created the object and the creation date.
The user who modified the object and the modification date.

You can define date and user find parameters for a selected model and object type. You can also define date and user find parameters for all models and all object types.

The date and user find parameters are the following:

Expression	Description
Created check box	Select this check box if you want to define creation parameters
Created by	Name of the user who created the object
Date	Creation date criteria, you can search: Before a given date After a given date Between two dates During a period of time
Modified check box	Select this check box if you want to define modification parameters
Modified by	Name of the user who made the last modification to the object
Date	Modification date criteria, you can search: Before a given date After a given date Between two dates During a period of time

You can use the creation parameters or the modification parameters, you can also combine both criteria by selecting both Created and Modified check boxes.

To define date and user find parameters:

Select Edit→Find Objects.

The Find Objects dialog box opens to the Name and Location tab.

Select a model and object type in the corresponding list.

Click the User & Date tab.

Select the Created check box and type creation parameters in the groupbox.

Select the Modified check box and type modification parameters in the groupbox.