Searching for Members

You can search for members to edit. You can search using a text string or property (that is, name and description). You can use a blank space as a separator to perform simultaneous searches. To search a string for an exact match, including blank spaces, enclose the string in quotation marks.

If you are searching for a list or function, you must activate this function by using the Find Next or Find Previous button.

Table 7. Search Options

Option

Description

Find

Enter the characters for the search, or select a saved search criteria string from the list. The search string can be a partial search string, one word, or multiple words.

Find icon

Click to display the members matching the search criteria.

Use Wildcards

Enter the Find text with wildcard symbols (* and ?) to search for members. By default, Use Wildcards is displayed.

  • Use ? to represent a single character search.

  • Use * to represent a multiple character search.

    Note:

    If the search text includes a space, enclose the text in quotation marks. For example, *IC Offset* should be "*IC Offset*". If the location of the "*" wildcard is at the end only, for example IC Offset*, then you do not need to enclose the phrase in quotation marks.

Find Previous icon

In the List or Functions tab, highlights the previous item matching the search criteria.

Find Next icon

In the List or Functions tab, highlights the next item that matches the search criteria.

  To search for members:

  1. In any tab on the Member Selection dialog box, enter text in the Find text box.

    The wildcard option is enabled.

  2. Do one of the following, and the click OK:

    • If you are searching in the Members tab, click Find Find icon.

    • If you are searching in the Lists or Functions tab, click Find Next Find Next icon or Find Previous Find Previous icon.

  3. If matches are found, the Search Result dialog box presents the list. Select the items you want to add to your member selection, and then click OK.