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. |
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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 |
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Filter_Target | All objects that filter by a specified Target |
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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:
To search using the Command bar:
- Type Find and press Enter (there is no need to click in the Command bar before typing).
- Enter a command from the list above (using wildcards if necessary) and possibly combining your commands with the appropriate syntax (AND, OR, AND NOT).
- 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.
- Click the Close button to close the ‘Find’ dialog.