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# Find (and Replace) in Files dialog box

Use this dialog box to search for and replace text in items. Depending on your process model rules, replacing text in an item may update the item revision number.

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Find What | Enter the text that you want to find. | Required. Only works for text strings (not binary files).
Filenames matching | Enter an item file name. | Optional.
In project directory | Enter a project/stream directory. Only the directory you specify is searched. | Enter a value in one of these fields: In Project directory Related Request Related Design Part
Replace with | Enter the text that you want to replace in the Find What field. | Required if you are replacing text.
Look recursively | Select to search in child project directories, design parts, or requests. | Optional.
Match case | Select to find only text with the same case as the text in the Find What field. | Optional.
Latest revision | Select to search only the latest revisions of items. | Optional.
Advanced button | Select to display more fields in the dialog box. |
Look in Product | Select a product to search. | Required.
In files of Item Type | Select an item type to search. | Optional.
In files of Item Format | Select an item format to search. | Optional.
Comment on extract | Enter a comment to add to the item when it is updated. | This field is only enabled when you select the Replace with checkbox.
Related Request | Enter the specification of one or more requests, or click Browse to find requests. Only items related to those requests are searched. | You must enter values in at least one of these fields: In Project directory Related Request Related design part
Related Design Part | Enter the specification of one or more design parts, or click Browse to find design parts. Only items related to those design parts are searched. | You must enter values in at least one of these fields: In Project directory Related Request Related design part

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