Pre-defined Search Definitions

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A number of pre-defined searches are provided with Enterprise Architect. These are described below.

·Simple - Searches the Name and Notes fields of all elements for the given search term.
·Extended - Searches many additional fields relating to the element, including Attributes, Operations, Tagged Values and Test Cases.
·Attribute Details - Searches for elements with Attributes relating to the search term, including Tagged Values, Constraints, and common Attribute data fields.
·Find Orphans - Searches for orphaned elements throughout the model, with the ability to filter on common element fields using a search term.  An 'orphaned' element is an element that does not appear on any Diagram in the model.
·Failed Internal Tests - Searches for elements containing internal Test Cases where the search term is in any common Test Case field and the Status value is 'Fail'.
·Method Details - Searches for elements with Operations and Methods relating to the search term, including Tagged Values, Constraints and common Operation and Method data fields.
·Responsibility - Searches for elements with internal Responsibilities/Requirements where the search term relates to any common Responsibility/Requirement field.
·Resources - Searches for elements with assigned Resources where the search term relates to any common Resource field.
·Requirements - Searches for Requirement element types where the search term relates to any common element field.