Editor Search
You can find objects, ports, groups, expressions, and attributes that are open in the editor. The Developer tool highlights the objects within the open editor. The objects do not need to be in the Model repository.
To display the find fields below the editor, select Edit > Find/Replace. To find an object, enter a search string and the types of objects to find. The object types that you can find varies by editor. If you do not specify any type of object, the Developer tool finds the search string in transformations.
When you search for ports, columns, or attributes, you can also select the data type. For example, you can find integer or bigint ports with names that contain the string "_ID."
The following table lists the types of objects that you can find in each editor:
Editor | Object types |
|---|
Mapping | Mapping objects, expressions, groups, ports, and complex data type definitions |
Mapplet | Mapplet objects, expressions, groups, ports, and complex data type definitions |
Logical data object model | Logical data objects and attributes |
Physical data object read or write mapping | Mapping objects and columns |
SQL data service | Virtual tables and attributes |
Virtual stored procedure | Transformations, expressions, groups, and ports |
Virtual table mapping | Virtual table mapping objects, expressions, groups, and ports |
Web service operation mapping | Web service operation mapping objects, expressions, groups, and ports |
Workflow | Workflow objects |
Note: The Model repository does not store the names of generated ports, and you cannot search for them in the editor. |
When the Developer tool finds the search string, it displays the object locations. It also highlights the object in which the search string occurs. If the search string occurs in an iconized transformation in the mapping editor, the Developer tool highlights the iconized transformation.
You can select the following options to navigate the results of a find:
- •Next Match. Finds the next occurrence of the search string.
- •Previous Match. Finds the previous occurrence of the search string.
- •Highlight All. Highlights all occurrences of the search string.
- •Expand Iconized Transformations. Expands all iconized transformations in which the search string occurs.