Using the Find <Object> Dialog Box

To Locate an Object Item from the Home Workspace

1. In the Home Workspace, select the required Object from the Object Selector.

Object items that satisfy the default Filter conditions are listed.

2. From the <Object> menu, select Find <Object>.

The Find <Object> dialog box is displayed.

3. Specify the search conditions in the Search for area, and click Search.

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Click Search without specifying search conditions to view all Object items.

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Click Advanced to search on Object Properties and Relationships that are not available in the Search for area. Note that you must have the Manage Filters Permission to perform an advanced search.

Note

• If you have used the default space available in the Advanced Search dialog box, you can use the scroll bar to specify additional conditions. Alternatively, you can resize the dialog box by positioning the mouse pointer at the top, or bottom edge of the dialog box and dragging it up, or down when the pointer changes to a two-headed arrow.

You can also resize the dialog box horizontally by positioning the mouse pointer at the left or right edge and dragging when it changes to a two-headed arrow.

The size of the resized dialog box is unique to the logged in User, and is retained across login sessions.

• Select the Use Contains Operator option to widen the scope of your search. Talisma searches for Objects in which values of text type of Properties specified in the search fields are available.

When the Use Contains Operator option is selected, Talisma displays all Object items in which any word specified in the search fields is available.

Object items that satisfy the defined search conditions are displayed in the Results area.

To Locate an Object Item from an Object Window

1. Open the required Object item.

2. To continue locating an Object from the Object window, follow Step 3 of To Locate an Object Item from the Home Workspace.

Note

• You can configure the Properties that must be displayed in the Search for area.

• You can also open a selected Object item or create a new Object item from this dialog box.

• If the Display all items by default check box is selected in the Search tab in the Options dialog box for the selected Object, the search result is displayed in the Result pane as soon as you open the Find <Object> dialog box.

For information on the Display all items by default check box, see “Configuring Search Options”.