Ways to search the class hierarchy

When you are looking for a specific library object, there are several situations you may encounter:

• You know all or part of the object ID. In this case, you can use the object ID search feature. You can narrow this search using the search by type function. This allows you to search, for example, only for library objects that classify something, or only for objects that do not classify anything.
• You do not know the ID but would like to search within a specific group or class. For this, you must know how to select a class. From within this class, you can either search all objects in the class or search for objects matching specific criteria.
• You do not know the ID but know that the library object should possess specific attribute values. Use the attribute value search to perform this search. You can narrow this search by first selecting a class, or specifying all or part of an object ID.

Note

There are two search buttons in the Properties pane:

• Click the search button to the right of the Object ID box to search the entire classification hierarchy. You can narrow down this search by entering a search type.
• Click the search button at the bottom of the Search pane to search within a selected class. This type of search can include any search refining features, such as object ID, attribute value, or search by type.

Additionally, there is another search button below the hierarchy tree. This is the quick search button.

Related Topics

• Ways to search the class hierarchy
• Use the quick search feature