MPS 2023.3 Help

Find tool window

The Find tool window lets you work with search results.

The results of each search are displayed in a separate tab, or replace the contents of the current tab, depending on the Open in new tab dialog setting. By default the window appears at the bottom of the screen.

Toolbar buttons

Item

Tooltip and Shortcut

Description

the Settings button

Options

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F7

Click this button to edit the search settings.

the Compile button

Rebuild models

Rebuild models that are listed in the Find Tool Window.

the Rerun button

Rerun

Ctrl+F5

Repeat the last search.

the Close button

Close

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Close the current tab or the tool window. This button is not available in Replace in Path and Refactoring Preview dialogs.

Pin Tab

Click this button to pin or unpin the current tab. You may need to pin a tab to prevent it from closing automatically when the maximum number of tabs is reached in this window.

Expand all/Collapse all

Expand all

Ctrl+NumPad +

Collapse all

Ctrl+NumPad -

Use these buttons to have all nodes expanded or collapsed.

Previous occurrence/Next occurrence

Previous/next occurrence

Ctrl+Alt+Up

Ctrl+Alt+Down

Navigate to the previous/next element in the tab of results.

Group by

Group by

Click this icon to open the menu for the following grouping options:

  • Usage type Ctrl+T: if this option is selected, the search results are grouped by the following categories:

    • comments

    • unclassified usage not related to any of the categories

Group by module

Group by module

Click this button to have the result sorted by the containing module of the items.

Group by model

Group by model

Click this button to have the result sorted by the containing model of the items.

Group by root node

Group by root node

Click this button to have the result sorted by the containing root nodes of the items.

Group by package

Group by path

Click this button to have the result sorted by the physical path of the items.

General information

Additional node info

Click this button to see additional information about the found nodes, such as their roles or some property values.

Group by category

Group by category

Click this button to have the result sorted by the category of the items.

Show searched nodes

Show searched nodes

Click this button to see the node that was used for the search as part of the report.

Group by searched nodes

Group searched nodes

Click this button to have multiple searched nodes grouped together.

Do Refactor

Perform the desired refactoring.

Cancel

Cancel the refactoring without performing any action.

Group by severity

Click this button to have the result sorted by the severity of the problem (error, warning, info).

Group by category

Group by issue type

Click this button to have the result sorted by the type of the problem.

Perform Quick Fixes

Click this button to have all the available quick-fixes applicable to the reported problems performed instantly.

Context menu commands

Item

Shortcut

Description

Rerun

Ctrl+F5

Run the action again and show the results on the same tab.

Jump to Source

F4

Navigate to the selected item in the source code.

Include

Insert

For an excluded item: include the item in the list of results.

Exclude

Delete

Exclude the selected item from the list of results. (Excluded items are shown strikethrough.)

When you carry out the Replace All or the Do Refactor command, the excluded items are not affected.

Include selected only

Exclude all non-selected entries from the list of results. Include the selected entries into the list of results.

Export to Text File

Alt+O

Save the contents of the current result tab. In the Export preview dialog, specify the target file or copy information to the clipboard. Before saving, you can also modify the information to be saved.

Upper Toolbar buttons

Icon

Tooltip

Description

Show Options Menu

Show Options Menu

Click this icon to open a menu with more options for managing the tool window such as displaying or hiding side toolbars, group tabs, selecting viewing mode, resizing, and so on.

Hide

Hide

Hides the tool window. Press Alt+3 to restore it.

Last modified: 07 March 2024