Below is a list of all options under the Search menu.
Note: These commands are only available from a Workbench window.
Search
•Search: (Ctrl+E) Searches are predefined scripts that you run in order to find different items in the database. When you select this command, a window is displayed that shows all of the Search scripts that are categorized as follows:
oAnalysis
oDesign
oDevelopment
oCross References
oQuestions and Tests
•Search/Jump Result List: The Search/Jump Result list displays items (analysis components, objectives, programs or questions) that have been found by a search routine. The items are displayed in the order in which they were found, but you can click a column header to sort by that column.
oHomogeneous List: The list can only display one kind of item at a time. So you won't see, for example, a list containing a mixture of analysis components and questions.
oDrag/Drop Linking: You can click and drag one or more items from the list to link them to other data. For example, if the items in the list are questions, you can drag them onto an objective or skill/knowledge item or onto the Test Units pane of an exam.
•Search Result Count: Number of items in the list above.
•Show Links: Normally, the workbench links windows show what is linked to the hierarchy nodes. But when this box is checked, those links windows show what is linked to the selected item in this list.
•Preview Button: Click to preview the selected questions. This will show you how they will look on an exam.
•Delete Button: Click this button to permanently delete from the database the highlighted question(s).
oNote: Don't confuse this with the Remove button, which merely removes the question(s) from the list.
•Remove Button: Click this button to remove the highlighted item(s) from the Search Result list. You might do this in order to unclutter the list by the removal of items that are not of interest. "Remove" only removes items from the list, it doesn't delete them from the database.
oNote: For question lists, there is an option to actually delete the questions from the database.
•Go to Hierarchy/Show Links Button: Click this button to see where the selected item appears in the hierarchy or, if the item is a question, what objective or analysis items it is linked to.
•Document Button: Click this button to show the listed items in a document. You can choose to include all the items in the list or just the selected ones.
oWhy generate a document? To print the list, or just view it in a more readable form. Although you can print directly from the list window (right-click on list window), that basically prints a picture of the window. The result is not as refined as printing the document you get from using the Document button.
Find in Branch
•Find Button: Click this button to begin the find operation. If any nodes are found, they will be displayed in a Find Result window.
•Cross Ref Item Text: This field shows the text of Cross Reference Item selected in the Cross Reference Table window.
•Open Table Button: Click the "Open a table" button if you need to open a Cross Reference Table window. In the window that appears, select the Cross Reference Table from the list and click the Open button.
•Using Cross Reference Items: To find nodes within the selected hierarchy branch that are linked to a particular Cross Reference Item, check the "Use table item" box. For more help on using the Find operation, click the Help button.
oNote: The check box will be disabled if you have not selected a Cross Reference Item in a Cross Reference Table window. To open a Cross Reference Table, click the "Open a table" button.
•Using Text: To find nodes within the selected hierarchy branch that contain a particular text string in the node title, check the "Use text string" box and enter the text string to search for in the space provided. For more help on using the Find operation, click the Help button.
•Starting At: The selected hierarchy branch. Find nodes within this branch. That is, examine this node itself and its descendants.
Jump
•Jump: (Ctrl+J) "Jumps" directly to a data object of interest. You specify the type of data object you are looking for—Analysis item, Objective, Program, or Question—and identify it by one of its ID fields: System ID, User Defined ID, or Cross Reference Number.
oThe specified data object, if found, is displayed in a popup window.
oThere could be more than one object of that data type having that ID. All matching objects are listed in the popup window.
•Data Types: Select the type of record you want to jump to: Analysis, Objective, Program or Question.
•Close Window After Jumping: When checked, this window closes automatically upon jumping, so that it is out of the way of the Jump Result window.
oWhen unchecked, this window stays open so that another jump can be performed without having to reopen this window.
•Jump Button: Click this button to jump to the record. If one or more records are found, they will be displayed in the "Jump Result" window.
•Project Scope: Choose "All Projects" to search in all projects for records of the specified type having the specified ID. Otherwise the search is restricted to the current project.
oNote: When searching by System ID, the scope is always "All Projects", since a system ID (in conjunction with a data type) uniquely identifies a single data object, regardless which project that object is in.
•Value: Enter the value of the System ID, User ID, or Cross Reference Number here. For User ID and Cross Reference Number, you may use wildcard symbols in the search expression.
•ID Type: Select the type of value you want to search on: System ID, Cross Reference or User-Defined ID. Then enter the value.
Don’t confuse the "Cross Reference" field with a Cross Reference Table. A "Cross Reference" field is one of many fields in a data record.
Wildcard Symbols
These symbols can be used in place of User ID, or Cross Reference Number when searching for a Value.
•A question mark ? matches any single character.
•An asterisk * matches any string of zero or more characters.
Wildcard Examples:
•c?t matches cat and cut, but not caught.
•w*ing matches wing, wring, waking, watching, waiting, working, writing, etc.
•*in* matches in, chin, inspire, singer, thing, etc.
•*t?ble matches table, unstable, convertible, detestable, etc., but not terrible.
