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2500_config_apps:4200_report_designer:1600_search [2022/08/22 06:58] administrator2500_config_apps:4200_report_designer:1600_search [2026/08/13 00:55] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation localdev
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 ====== Finding Design Element ====== ====== Finding Design Element ======
  
-If your report or presentation design contains many elements it may be necessary to find a particular element in the design. To find an element in the design select the Find Design Element command in the Actions menu of the Report Designer toolbar. The Find Element dialog will be displayed. Specify the following options on the dialog:+If your report design contains many elementsit may be necessary to find a particular element in the design. To find an element in the design select the Find Design Element command in the overflow menu of the Report Designer toolbar. The Find Element dialog will be displayed. Specify the following options on the dialog:
  
 ===== Criteria of search ===== ===== Criteria of search =====
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 ==== By element content ====  ==== By element content ==== 
  
-This option is applicable only to text and tag elements. Elements will be matched against their text content.+This option is applicable only to text and tag expression elements. Elements will be matched against their text content.
  
 ==== By attributes used in the element ====  ==== By attributes used in the element ==== 
  
-Elements will be matched against the names of business objects and attributes used in the elements. Note that an element may refer to an attribute not only if it is a tag element, but also if it represents a hyperlink (hyperlink properties may contain expressions referring to attributes of business objects –see Setting [[2500_config_apps:4200_report_designer:0300_edit_elements:0600_set_link|Hyperlink Properties]]). This option may be especially useful if the business space version has an integrity problem in one of the elements of report or presentation – see [[2500_config_apps:0200_work_bsv:0500_checking_version_integrity|Checking Integrity of Business Space Version]]. The integrity checker will display which report or presentation has the problem and also the attribute that it could not resolve, but it will not bring you straight to the problem. You can open the report or presentation with the problem and look for the offending element using this option.+Elements will be matched against the names of business objects and attributes used in the elements. This option may be especially useful if the business space version has an integrity problem in one of the elements of the report – see [[2500_config_apps:0200_work_bsv:0500_checking_version_integrity|Checking Integrity of Business Space Version]]. The integrity checker will display which report has the problem and also the attribute that it could not resolve, but it will not bring you straight to the problem. You can open the report with the problem and look for the offending element using this option.
  
 ==== By name of the process used in the element ====  ==== By name of the process used in the element ==== 
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 This option is analogous to the “By attributes used in the element” option. This option is analogous to the “By attributes used in the element” option.
  
-===== Text to use  =====+===== Text to use =====
  
 Specify a text to be used in the search. You can also specify whether the search is case sensitive and whether the search should match the text exactly as specified or find elements that contain the specified text. Specify a text to be used in the search. You can also specify whether the search is case sensitive and whether the search should match the text exactly as specified or find elements that contain the specified text.
  
 The elements found by the command will be selected. The elements found by the command will be selected.