Defining object type and name parameters

Chapter 8 Managing Objects

Defining object type and name parameters

You can define the following parameters to find objects:

Property	Description
Model type	You use this box to select a type of model or all model types. If the selected location is the workspace, all model types are selected by default. If the selected location is a folder, the model types existing in the selected folder are available from the list. If the selected location is a model, the model type is displayed by default in the box.
Object type	You use this box to select the type of object. If you have selected all models, the list displays common object types. If you have selected a model type, the list displays all object types corresponding to the model.
Include shortcuts	If you select this check box, the shortcuts corresponding to the search criteria will be found.
Name	Name of the object. You can type the exact name of the object or use a string expression
Code	Code of the object. You can type the exact code of the object or use a string expression
Case sensitive	If you select this check box, you will find objects with case matching with the Name and Code expressions

String expression syntax

You can type string expressions in the Name and Code boxes of the Find Objects dialog box. String expressions are a combination of characters and wildcards that let you define ranges of objects.

The string expression syntax is the following:

Expression	Description
*	Wildcard for a string (from none to any number of characters)
?	Wildcard for a 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)

Expression examples

Expression	Items found
W*	Work Washington
*IST	List Specialist
*96	01/11/96 26/08/96
????ER	Writer Seller
*COLN?	COLN1 COLN2 COLN3
*_emp_???	Div_emp_fun (code for the function of the employee in the division) Div_emp_idn (code for the identification of the employee in the division)
\?	Is this book ready for production?

To define object type and name parameters:

Select Edit→Find Objects.

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

Select a model type in the Model Type box.

Select an object type in the Object Type box.

Type a name and a code expression in the corresponding boxes.