Starting the Find Object Function
You use the characteristics of the class to find the objects you require. The search criteria you enter (characteristics and the values assigned to them) are compared with the characteristic values assigned to objects. You can search in the initial class only or in subordinate classes as well.
The screen for finding objects is divided into three areas: overview tree of class hierarchy, characteristic value assignment, and search result.
In the standard system, the indicator for the overview tree is set as a default. You can deactivate this by choosing
Extras
User settings, Search sett 
tab and deselecting the
Display class hierarchy
indicator.
To start the find objects function in a class, proceed as follows:
In the user menu, choose
Classification Find
Objects in Class.
Enter the class and select a class type. Use the pushbutton
Last class processed
to choose on of the last ten classes you have worked. These can also be classes that were processed with different applications.
If engineering change management is activated for classification, you can enter a date or effectivity parameter for your search.
Choose Continue.
You can define user-specific settings such as the display options and scope of the search by choosing
Extras
User settings.
See also:
User Settings: Finding Objects
Assign the values you want to use as search criteria to the characteristics of the class.
You have the following options for starting the search:
Choose
Find in initial class
to get a search result for the class you started from and for which you assigned characteristic values.
Choose
Include subordinate classes
to get a search result for the class hierarchy from the initial class downward.
See also:
Find Objects in Subordinate Classes
In the search result, you see a list of all the objects that match the search criteria you entered.
Please see also Performance .
See also: