Searching for Nodes in a Stream
You can search for nodes in a stream by specifying a number of search criteria, such as node name, category and identifier. This feature can be especially useful for complex streams containing a large number of nodes.
To Search for Nodes in a Stream
- On the File menu, click Stream Properties (or select the stream from the Streams tab in the managers pane, right-click and then click Stream Properties on the pop-up menu).
- Click the Search tab.
Alternatively, on the Tools menu, click:
You can specify more than one option to limit the search, except that searching by node ID (using the ID equals field) excludes the other options.
Node label contains. Check this box and enter all or part of a node label to search for a particular node. Searches are not case-sensitive, and multiple words are treated as a single piece of text.
Node category. Check this box and click a category on the list to search for a particular type of node. Process Node means a node from the Record Ops or Field Ops tab of the nodes palette; Apply Model Node refers to a model nugget.
Keywords include. Check this box and enter one or more complete keywords to search for nodes
having that text in the Keywords field on the Annotations tab of the node dialog box. Keyword text
that you enter must be an exact match. Separate multiple keywords with semicolons to search for
alternatives (for example, entering proton;neutron will find all nodes with either
of these keywords. See the topic Annotations for more information.
Annotation contains. Check this box and enter one or more words to search for nodes that contain this text in the main text area on the Annotations tab of the node dialog box. Searches are not case-sensitive, and multiple words are treated as a single piece of text. See the topic Annotations for more information.
Generates field called. Check this box and enter the name of a generated field (for example, $C-Drug). You can use this option to search for modeling nodes that generate a particular field. Enter only one field name, which must be an exact match.
ID equals. Check this box and enter a node ID to search for a particular node with that identifier (selecting this option disables all the preceding options). Node IDs are assigned by the system when the node is created, and can be used to reference the node for the purposes of scripting or automation. Enter only one node ID, which must be an exact match. See the topic Annotations for more information.
Search in SuperNodes. This box is checked by default, meaning that the search is performed on nodes both inside and outside SuperNodes. Clear the box if you want to perform the search only on nodes outside SuperNodes, at the top level of the stream.
Find. When you have specified all the options you want, click this button to start the search.
Nodes that match the specified options are listed in the lower part of the dialog box. Select a node in the list to highlight it on the stream canvas.