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Advanced Component Selection - Manage Searches

You can manage the searches you create for advanced component selection by:

  • Adding searches to Favorites.

  • Importing and exporting searches.

To manage searches:

  1. Click the down-arrow on Select (Standard toolbar) and click Advanced Select, or click Tools, Component Selection, Advanced Select.

  2. Select the Manage Searches tab in the Advanced Component Selection dialog box.

Searches you defined on the Define Search Criteria tab are listed in the table.

  1. Set options as described below.

  2. Close the dialog box.

The checked items are added to Favorites on the drop-down list in Select (Standard toolbar).

Options

Add to Favorites. Checks or clears all items in the list. You can also check and clear individual items.

For the following commands, click the numbered cell in the left column to highlight a search. Hold down Ctrl to highlight multiple searches.

  • Move Up and Move Down. Moves the highlighted item up or down in the list. The order in which searches appear on this list controls the order in which they appear in Favorites.

  • Edit. Switches to the Define Search Criteria tab and opens the highlighted search.

  • Delete. Deletes the highlighted searches.

  • Import Searches. Browses for saved searches. You can import searches saved as .xml files or legacy searches saved as .sqy files.

  • Export Search. Saves the highlighted searches in an .xml file.

 



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