The Find tab of the TellMe utility allows you to find objects that are linked directly to the selected object in the Browser tab through its associations.
• Association check boxes - lists the associations of the selected object in the Browser tab. Select the check boxes associated with the associations you want to use to find objects in the search. To select or clear all check boxes, right-click an entry, and then click Select All or Uncheck All.
• Property column - for each attribute criteria, specifies the name of an object attribute to evaluate for the search. To change the value, double-click the cell, type the attribute name, and then press the Return key.
• Operator column - for each attribute criteria, specifies the operator, that is, = or <>. To change the operator value, double-click the cell.
• Value column - for each attribute criteria, specifies the value that is used to evaluate the object attribute. To change the value, double-click the cell, type the value, and then press the Return key.
• Contains option - for each attribute criteria, specifies that an attribute must contain the specified value.
• Exact Match option - for each attribute criteria, specifies that an object attribute must exactly match the specified value.
• Like option - for each attribute criteria, specifies that the specified value is an evaluated using the Microsoft Visual Basic Like operator, for example, E* for all values starting with E.
• Empty Results check box - specifies that the Results pane is cleared before each new search.
• OR Criteria check box - when selected, specifies that at least one attribute evaluation must be satisfied. When cleared, specifies that all attribute evaluations must be satisfied.
• Ignore Case check box - specifies that the case of the attribute value is ignored.
• button - adds a new attribute criteria entry.
• button - deletes the selected attribute criteria entry.
• Results pane - after a search is performed, lists model objects that match the search criteria.
The Results pane has three columns: Name, ID and Found In Role(s). The Found In Role(s) column is useful for finding out which associations are used to link two objects.
You can right-click an object in the Results pane and perform the following operations: select as top object in the Browser tab, copy the Name or Id, and select the object in Modeler. You can right-click multiple selected objects and compare their attributes in the Compare Items dialog.
• Find button - starts a search using the specified search criteria.
• Cancel button - cancels a search that is in progress. Any objects found by the search will remain in the Results pane.
• Select button - opens a menu that allows you to select a top object in the Browser tab.
• Refresh button - updates the information in the TellMe utility from Modeler, whilst keeping the same top object in the Browser tab.
• Help button - opens this topic.
• Keep On Top check box - keeps the TellMe utility on top of other Windows applications.
button - adds a new attribute criteria entry.
button - deletes the selected attribute criteria entry.