LEGION Model Builder Help

Searching with the Output bar

You can perform searches in the ‘Command’ line of the Output bar by typing Find, pressing Enter and then typing in further commands, like Name=*street* (this will search for any object with the string “street” somewhere in its name). The following table contains the valid terms.

Command Searches for Search options
Type All objects of a specified type Any object or element within the model (Activity Objects, Analyses, Analysis Objects, Data Profiles, Objects, Layers).
Name All objects with a common name

Text: whole name

Wildcards ‘?’ and ‘*’
Layer Layers within the model Any of the four types of Layer found in LEGION Model Builder (Activity, CAD, Conditions, Partition).
Depends_On All objects that depend on a specified data object.
  • Arrival Profile
  • Availability Profile
  • Delay Profile
  • Entity/Supply Type
  • Event Profile
  • Exit Profile
Linking_To All objects that are linked to a specified object Any objects that can be linked to.
Linking_From   All objects with links from specified objects Any objects that can be linked from.
Final Destination All objects linked to as Final Destinations Any object that can be used as a Final Destination
Filter_method All objects that use a specified method of filtering
  • Affects All
  • Affects None
  • Selected Attributes
  • Tracked Entities
Filter_Target All objects that filter by a specified Target
  • Delay Point
  • Exit
  • Escalator
  • Focal Node
  • Level Exit
  • Queue/Queue Group
  • Stair
  • Waiting Zone
Filter_Entity_Type All objects that filter by specified Entity Types Entity Type
Filter_Activity All objects that filter by specified Entity activities Activities
Filter_Origin All objects that filter by specified origins Origins
Filter_Final_Destination All objects that filter by specified Final Destinations Final Destinations

All these criteria can be used in combination with AND, OR and AND NOT, as described in the following table:

Syntax Meaning
& AND
| OR
! AND NOT

To search using the Command bar:

  1. Type Find and press Enter (there is no need to click in the Command bar before typing).
  2. Enter a command from the list above (using wildcards if necessary) and possibly combining your commands with the appropriate syntax (AND, OR, AND NOT).
  3. Press Enter.

    If the search finds results, they are displayed in the ‘Search Results’ tab of the Output Bar. A message is displayed if no search results are found.

  4. Click the Close button to close the ‘Find’ dialog.