Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 101)

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You can also use Find to search for every occurrence of a specific tag or text string
throughout different components within FactoryTalk View ME applications. Find also
locates all the text strings within each component that refer to the tag.
Find a tag or text string
1. From the tool bar, click , or from the Tools menu, select Find.
2. Type the text string in Find what, or identify the tag to search for:
 Click the browse button ( ) next to Find what.
 From the Tag Browser, navigate to the correct folder in the left pane, and then
select the tag in the right pane then click OK to save the selection and close the
browser.
3. If needed, identify the type of product components to search in Find within (all
components are selected by default):
 Click the browse button next to Find within.
 From the Find within dialog box, select the product component types to be
searched then click OK to save the selection and close the dialog box.
4. Identify the word search limitations in Find Options.
5. Select the Direction in which to search:
 Select Up to search for the tag or text string in all components before the open
one.
 Select Down to search for the tag or text string in all components after the open
one.
6. Click Find Next. The location of the found tag or text string is shown in Found item.
Click Find Next again to find each item in the search order. You can click the found
item to open it in the appropriate editor.
7. If needed, click Find All view a spreadsheet of all items that match your search
criteria. Double click the found item in the spreadsheet to open it.
Find all references to a tag or a text string
1. From the tool bar, click or select Cross Reference from the Tools Menu.
2. Type the text string in Find what, or identify the tag to search for: