Designing functional and logical architectures > Reusing standard components from centralized libraries > Find a library object
Use the quick search feature
Procedure
- In the search box located beneath the hierarchy tree in the Data Dictionary Search Dialog, type text corresponding to the name of the group or class that you want to locate. You can also search by ID by typing
id=xxxin the box, where xxx is the class ID. The search text can be the exact name or ID of the group or class you are looking for, a class alias name, or you can use character strings combined with wildcard characters. - Press Enter to start the search.
The hierarchy tree expands to display the first object in the hierarchy that matches the search criteria. The path of the group, class, or subclass is indicated in bold text. If multiple objects are found, the arrow buttons at the bottom of the hierarchy tree are enabled.
- Click the left-arrow and right-arrow buttons to display the matching objects, one at a time. This highlights the classes found in the hierarchy tree. The right-arrow button moves down the hierarchy tree, and the left-arrow key moves up the tree.
Note: If you prefer to view a list of the results, you can display the Search Class dialog box by clicking the magnifying glass button located beneath the hierarchy tree.
- Right-click the class in the hierarchy tree within which you want to search.
- Choose Select.
The Search pane displays the attributes associated with the selected class, and the images appear in the class image window.
Note: If the class or subclass you select is a leaf node (lowest level node) in the hierarchy, you can double-click the node to display it in the Search pane, rather than use the right mouse button.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00038/i05a9003a · retrieved Fri Jul 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)