Find Date

Searching for model elements based on the date it was created or modified.

Context

You can search for model elements which were created or modified in a particular time frame in the Find dialog.

You can limit the search to certain editors. If you enter a name as user in the Restrict to User drop-down list, then you can find changes made by users who have already been deleted and find elements that have been imported from another model.

How to proceed

  1. Select Start>Browse>Find (Ctrl+F).

    The dialog of the same name appears.

  2. Select the Find Date tab.

  3. Activate the Recently modified radio button if you want to search for recently modified model elements. If you do not do this, newly-created model elements are searched for.

  4. Select a start and end date from the calendar field for the space of time that should be searched for.

  5. Select the user who created or modified the model element being searched for from the Restrict to User drop-down list. (all) means there are no constraints. You can also enter a name. You can use this method to find changes made by deleted users, as well as elements imported from another model.

  6. If you do not want to restrict the search, select the Entire Innovator model entry from the Search Scope drop-down list in the Search Options group.

  7. If you want to constrain the search to selected elements and their subelements, e.g. a package, then select the Within selected area entry.

  8. If you want to constrain the search to selected elements, then select the Current selection only entry.

  9. If you want to constrain the search to the current content in the Result region, then select the In the result region entry.

  10. Activate the Overwrite result region check box in the Search Options group if you want the search hits to replace the previous content in the result region.

    If you do not do this, then the results are added to the previous results.

  11. Click on Find.

    The dialog 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.