In UML models, you can search
for text, such as a specific word or a group of letters. You can search
for elements by name or find and replace text in model elements.
About this task
Typically, you search for a specific model element or
group of model elements that share the same name or group of letters
in their name. You can also search for a specific word in the documentation
of a model element.
You can make your search more specific or
more general by specifying search conditions.
To find or replace
text in a model:
Procedure
- Click .
- In the Search string field, on the Model
Search tab, specify the search string that you want to
find or replace.
- Select the model or models to search by either selecting
the All Models check box or by clearing the
check box, clicking Choose, and selecting one
or more models, projects, or subsets of models.
- Optional: To specify additional search conditions,
complete the following steps:
- To perform a case-sensitive search, select the Case
sensitive check box.
- To search the documentation of model elements and diagram
elements, select the Include simple text matches check
box.
- To search specific types of model elements, under Search
for, select the check boxes for the appropriate model
elements.
- To search using a previously defined search, under Scope,
select an existing search from the list.
- To search all models, under Scope,
select the All Models check box.
- To limit the search by element representation, under Limit
To, click the appropriate option.
- Complete one of the following steps:
- To perform a search, click Search.
- To replace text, click Replace and,
in the Modeler search and replace dialog box,
type the replacement text and click Replace.
Results
The results are displayed in the
Search view.
Tip: To quickly search a diagram, right-click a diagram element;
then click Find/Replace.