Annotation Search

Search in annotations.

Prerequisites

The search dialog is open.You can do this by using the Find in Annotations command in the Find menu in the Start tab's Browse group.You can also activate the annotation search in a dialog which is already open by selecting the Find in Annotations entry in the drop-down list in the dialog's header.

How to proceed

Enter the pattern you want to find in the Contained Text field. This can be both strings and regular expressions.
Select the user the annotation was made by in the Find User drop-down list.Allmeans there is no constraint.
You can define the search in the Search options group.It is not a good idea to use Match whole word when using wildcards.
Click on Find.

The model elements found are shown in the result region.

The dialog box remains open to continue your search or add new entries. You can continue to work normally in the model while the search is being carried out.