Outlines contain character text in dimension and member names, aliases, formulas, and UDAs. Outline Editor provides a text search-and-replace facility that enables you to find and replace text strings that you specify. You cannot replace text in Outline Viewer.
This topic describes separate procedures for finding text and for replacing text.
Regarding wildcards in searches:
Wildcards are not accepted in Outline Editor.
Use an asterisk (*) to find anything containing the text that precedes it; for example, 100* returns 100, 100-10. 100-20. 100-30.
The characters preceding the * are assumed to be the beginning characters of the entire text string; for example, 100* does not return 21000000.
The * cannot be used at the beginning of a search term.
Note: | To search and replace text while editing calculation scripts or report scripts or while using Formula Editor, see Finding Text in Editors. |
To find members or text on the Outline tab of Outline Editor or Outline Viewer:
Open the outline in view or edit mode.
Right-click anywhere on the Outline tab and select Find members.
In the Find Members dialog box, specify the text to search for and the search criteria.
Click OK.
When the search is finished, a message box is displayed. The box contains information about the success rate of the search.
Click OK to close the message box.
The Find Results tab is displayed, which lists members that meet the search criteria.
Optional: To perform additional operations on any member in the results list, right-click the item and select the desired action.
To find and replace members or text on the Outline tab of Outline Editor:
Open the outline in edit mode.
Right-click anywhere on the Outline tab and select Replace.
In the Replace in Outline dialog box, specify the text to search for, the replacement text, and other search criteria.
Click Find Next and Replace to step through each occurrence of text that meets the search criteria and optionally replace each occurrence.
Click Replace All to replace all occurrences of text that meets the search criteria.
A message box displays information about the replace operation. The Find Results tab lists members that were replaced.
Optional: To perform additional operations on any member in the results list, right-click the item and select the desired action.