This page guides you on how to find an AUTOSAR element easily in the workspace without full-loading each project, read the following sections:
Open AUTOSAR Search
To open the AUTOSAR Search, use <Ctrl> + <H> or Search | Search... to open the Search dialog.
Start AUTOSAR Search
In the AUTOSAR Search tab, specify the following to start a search.
Search String
Search string can contain wildcard characters
- * represents 0 to multiple characters, ? represents exactly one character.
- It's case-insensitive, which means "EXECUTABLE", "executable" and "Executable" will have the same result.
- Option Fuzzy Search
- Fuzzy search can be enabled by checking the Show only recently loaded projects checkbox to the right of the search field.
- Enabling fuzzy search will allow for minor misspelling at the end of the searched text, making it easier to find relevant results.
It is not possible to use fuzzy search and wildcard characters together. If wildcard characters are used in the search field, fuzzy search will automatically be disabled.
Search Category
At least one of the categories must be selected.
- Short Name
- Element Type
- Attribute
- Value
Search Project
At least one project must be selected.
- All open workspace projects are shown in the list by default. Closed projects in DaVinci Project Explorer will not be shown in the list.
- Show only recently loaded projects
- Activating the Show only recently loaded projects mode filters the project list to exclusively display projects that have been loaded since the application's start.
- Selecting projects in this mode will automatically include all child dependencies of each selected project in the search scope.
- To return to the view of all workspace projects, simply uncheck the Show only recently loaded projects checkbox.
When a search is performed, all previous selections are stored in the search history and will be preselected the next time the search page is opened. The most recently searched strings can be accessed in the dropdown of the search bar.
Search Result
The result of the search is displayed in a structured tree in the Search View.
- Search Hits
- Search hits in the search result tree are highlighted in yellow for easier identification. The column Matched Categories shows which categories hit the search string.
- Search Result Tree
- In the search result view, nodes can be expanded or collapsed by double-clicking on them. Double-clicking a leaf node will trigger a full load of the project and open the element in the AUTOSAR Model Explorer. It is also possible perform this action by double-clicking any node in the Matched Categories column.
- Additionally, the same result can be achieved by right-clicking on any element and selecting Open in AUTOSAR Model Explorer in the context menu. When a project has parent dependencies, the context menu offers options to fully load any parent project and open the element in the selected parent project's AUTOSAR Model Explorer.
- Filtering the Search Result
- The search result can be further refined by typing in the <Filter> field located above the search result tree, which dynamically updates the results to match the new criteria.
- Search History
- Search results are stored in the search history and can be found by selecting the entry in Show Previous Searches.