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In Scheer PAS Designer you have different options to search for content. On this page we explain all available search options.

Searching the Explorer Tab

After logging in, you start working in the Designer in the explorer tab. The explorer tab is where you manage your projects.

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Once you have selected content in the tree, you can enter your search term.

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  • Hover over the entries in the list to show the Open Model icon Image Removedthat grants you direct access to the model.

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When you start entering your search terms, the hit list will be displayed on the right side. The search term is highlighted within the hit list.

The list is divided into the following sections:

  • Folders
  • Services
  • Service Folders
  • Models
  • Elements
  • Execution Variables - Persisted
  • Execution Variables - Local
  • Execution Steps
  • Form Folders
  • Forms

Click on a search result to open its settings in the explorer window.

The search results are links.

Double-click on a link to open the corresponding

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The search is only applied to the

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Contents within other elements are not considered.

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If you are not sure where the searched item is located, apply the search to the whole namespace.

However, you can change the search root for the search criteria entered by switching to another element. The search results are adapted.

Quick Access to Services

The context menu is also available on search results. Right click on folders, projects, or models to display the available options.

Detailed information about the explorer tree options can be found in chapter Structuring Your Work

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  • to get quick access to the recently used services.
  • The list shows the last ten opened services.
  • Click a service in the list to open it in the background.

Searching the Editors

If you open a model, several panels are displayed.

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One of them is the Search panel.

The Search panel helps you to find elements on the panes.

The panel is available in the following editors:

  • BPMN Editor
  • Execution Editor
  • Mapping Editor

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The search panel is hidden by default. If you use the panel preset, you can find the icon to display the search panel in the right upper corner of the diagram pane.

Click on the icon to display the search panel in the sidebar.

To return to the panel preset, go to the user preferences and use the button Reset Panels.

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Enter your search term in the box. Use icon  to reset the search box.

The results are displayed in a hit list below. The list displays the results in the following sections:

  • Elements
  • Execution Variables - Persisted
  • Execution Variables - Local
  • Execution Steps

In the BPMN editor, click on a match in the list to focus the element in the BPMN diagram.

If you click on execution elements in the hit list, the corresponding element is focused in the execution diagram.

In the Mapping editor, click on a match in the list to focus the element in the mapping diagram.