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Object Finder

498 bytes added, 13:04, 10 May 2019
As the name already explains the basic usage of this The Object Finder is a modal window is used for finding and using MetaClasses and Instances in your worksheets.  == Usage ===== Access ===The invocation is possible on the Inheritance Graph, Application Graph, Relation Instance Graph, MetaProxy Graph and Bulk Editor. The Object Finder for MetaClasses or Instances is separated through can be launched using two respective icons you see in the toolbar or the context menu directly in the worksheet. It’s also an option to call it for MetaClasses per {{key press|Ctrl|Shift|M}} or for Instances per {{key press|Ctrl|Shift|I}}.The === Performing a search ===In order to search for objects is possible through , a search criterion must be entered in the base of the Inheritance Informationrespective free text input field. Since there might be many possible results for a criterion, meaning you may want to filter by (super-)type and namespace, which you can choose do by selecting a MetaClass as from the Inheritance Picker (restricting the results based on their type) and entering a base to find your wanted objectnamespace in the respective free text input field. As an additional Especially using the inheritance filter , you have two textboxes, one for can increase the speed of the search by Name, Description and UID and reduce the second for Namespaces which is dependent from the first textboxresult set to objects you're interested in. You have the option to The search for objects is performed in the Environment as same well as in the Project self, depending on the parameterization (e.g., the selected inheritance base class).
[[File:Object Finder.png|thumb|right|220px|Object Finder]]
=== Appearance ====== Inheritance Filter===It consists out of one group box where the MetaClass Picker is placed, as same as the two buttons for switching the view of the picker – {{key press|List}} and {{key press|Hierarchy}}. Howewver, the Hierarchy view currently only supports Environment objects (loaded from the UBIK database, in contrast to objects contained in the SmartStudio project).
=== Result View ===
Again, placed in a GroupBox with the Result Picker and two textboxes above for the search. For Orientation orientation there is also an a found object count.
=== Buttons ===
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