Find and Replace Dialog Box (Object Repository)

Relevant for: GUI tests and components

This dialog box enables you to find an object, property, or property value in the object repository.

To access

Click the Find & Replace button  in the Object Repository Manager Main Window or the Object Repository Window.

Important information
  • The functionality in this dialog box is available in the Object Repository window for the local object repository, and the Object Repository Manager for shared object repositories.

  • You can search using any or all of the criteria in the Find and Replace dialog box.

  • The Find and Replace dialog box can find checkpoint and output values only by searching for the object name.

  • You cannot use the Find and Replace dialog box to replace property or object names. You cannot replace property values in a read-only test or component.

Relevant tasks

Locate an object in an object repository

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements

Description

Object name

The name or partial name of the object you want to find.

Object type

The type of object you want to find, for example, Button.

The object types in this list are a generic grouping of objects according to the general object characteristics. For example, the List type contains list and list view objects, as well as combo boxes; the Table type contains both tables and grids.

Object class

The class of object you want to find, for example, WebButton. The classes available depend on the selection you made in the Object type box.

Property name

The name or partial name of the property you want to find.

Property value

The property value or partial property value you want to find.

New property value

The new property value if you specified a property value and want to replace it with a different value.

Options
  • Match case. Select this option if you want the search to distinguish between upper and lower case letters.

  • Match whole word. Select this option if you want the search to find only complete words that exactly match the single word you entered.

  • Direction. The direction you want to search.