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Analytica User GuideWorking with Large ModelsFind variables and other objects

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Find object from its identifier

To find an object when you see its identifier in a Definition or other attribute, select the identifier (double-click on it), and select Find Selection from the Object menu or just press Control+h.

Find dialog

Alternatively, you can search for an object containing the text in any of several attributes using the Find dialog.

Optionally, select the identifier or other text you want to search for in a Definition or any attribute.
Click the Find icon on the Toolbar or press Control+f , to open the Find dialog:
If you selected some text, it will appear in the dialog as the search text. If not, type in the identifier or text you want to search for. You can enter a partial name, such as 'down' for 'Down payment.' For more advanced searches, you can even use regular expressions.
Select the attribute to search within, Identifier, Title, Description, Definition, etc., or select All text attributes to search in all.
Click the Find button to jump to the find matching object, select List to jump to a list of matching objects, or select wiki to open the Analytica wiki in a browser window and search it for the text.

When you use the Find button, If it finds a matching object, it shows the node selected in its parent Diagram window. If you enter a partial name, it might find multiple matches. In that case, it jumps to the first match. To cycle though all the matches, select Find Next from the Object menu or press Control+g.

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-To locate a variable in its diagram, by identifier or by title, use the '''Find''' dialog.
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+[[Category: Variables]]
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-'''Find dialog''':  To display the '''Find''' dialog:
+=== Find object from its identifier ===
-# Select '''Find''' from the '''Object''' menu (''Control+f''). [[File:Chapter19_11]]
+To find an object when you see its identifier in a Definition or other attribute, select the identifier (double-click on it), and select '''Find Selection''' from the [[Object menu]] or just press ''Control+h.''
-# Choose the attribute to search by, ''Identifier'' or ''Title''.
-# In the text field, enter the identifier or title for the Analytica object for which you want to search. You can enter an incomplete identifier or title, such as 'down' for 'Down payment.'
-# Click the '''Find''' button to initiate the search.
-The '''Diagram''' window containing the object found is displayed, with the node of the object
-selected.
-If the name you type does not match completely any existing identifier or title (depending on
+=== Find dialog ===
-which attribute you are searching), the first identifier or title that is a partial match is displayed.
+{{Release||4.6|Alternatively, you can search for a variable or other user-defined object by its identifier or by title using the Find dialog.}}{{Release|5.0||Alternatively, you can search for an object containing the text in any of several attributes using the Find dialog.}}
+# Optionally, select the identifier or other text you want to search for in a Definition or any attribute.
+# {{Release||4.6| select the ''Find''' option on from the [[Object menu]]}}{{Release|5.0|| Click the '''Find''' icon on the [[Toolbar]]}} or press ''Control+f '', to open the [[Find dialog]]:
+#: {{Release||4.6|[[image:Chapter19_11.png]]}}{{Release|5.0||[[image:Find_Dialog.png]]}}
+# If you selected some text, it will appear in the dialog as the search text. If not, type in the identifier or {{Release||4.6|title of the object}}{{Release|5.0||text}} you want to search for. You can enter a partial name, such as 'down' for 'Down payment.' {{Release|5.0||For more advanced searches, you can even use regular expressions.}}
+# Select the attribute to search{{Release||4.6|, '''''Identifier''''' or '''''Title'''''.}}{{Release|5.0||&nbsp;within, '''''Identifier''''', '''''Title''''', '''''Description''''', '''''Definition''''', etc., or select '''''All text attributes''''' to search in all.}}
+# Click the '''Find''' button to jump to the find matching object{{Release|5.0||, select '''List''' to jump to a list of matching objects, or select '''wiki''' to open the Analytica wiki in a browser window and search it for the text}}.
-To find the next object that is a partial match to the last identifier or title that you entered, select
+{{Release|5.0||When you use the '''Find''' button, }} If it finds a matching object, it shows the node selected in its parent [[Diagram window]]. If you enter a partial name, it might find multiple matches. In that case, it jumps to the first match. To cycle though all the matches, select '''Find Next''' from the [[Object menu]] or press ''Control+g''.
-'''Find Next''' from the '''Object''' menu (''Control+g'').
-To find an object whose identifier matches the selected text in an attribute field (such as a ''definition''
+== See Also ==
-field), select '''Find Selection''' from the '''Object menu''' (''Control+h'')
+* [[Find Dialog]]
+* [[Object Finder dialog]]
+* [[FindObjects]]  A powerful function to find objects with specified class, attributes, and more.
+* [[The Outline window]]
+* [[Objects and Values]]
+* [[Objects_and_Their_Attributes_-_Part_1_of_3|Objects and Their Attributes]]
+<footer>Outline window / {{PAGENAME}} /Manage attributes </footer>