Global Search
Searching for parts of text or a particular phrase can be a long and arduous task. Expert Estimation eases this process by providing you with the ability to search globally throughout a project.
Global Search window
The Global Search is displayed alongside the Project Messages function in the application’s status bar, found at the bottom of the main window. You can access the Global Search by clicking on the Search icon 
or by using the shortcut CTRL + F.
Searching with the Global Search window is done by entering keywords to be searched in the Search For field. You may control the areas in which you wish to search in a project by selecting the information types from the Search In drop-down.
Search results are presented in the main table below the search fields. By default, results are grouped per result location (Direct Cost Schedule, Resource Explorer, Direct Cost Schedule – Cost Estimate, etc.) and display the text that was found with the keywords highlighted. You can navigate to the location of the resulting text by double-clicking on the row you wish to view.
Note: The default action for displaying a search result is to open it in a new window.
Within the Options - Workflow window, you are able to override the default action for displaying the search result to select:
- open the search result in a new window
- display the search result in a window that is already open
- open in new window on a case by case basis via the right click context menu
FIND AND REPLACE
With current window results selected, you are able to specify text which can be used to replace any applicable search result. Pressing "Replace" will substitute the search text for the replacement text on the selected search results. This could be across multiple fields for a single element or multiple elements.
Search results that are able to be replaced are indicated by the 
icon in the 
column of the Search Results.
AVAILABLE COLUMNS
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NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
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Information ( |
The Information column displays the |
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Result Location |
The Result Location column displays where the Global Search finds the search results. |
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Field |
The Field column identifies the property of a resulting data type that contains the searched keywords. |
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Content |
The Content column displays the location in a Property value of where the searched keywords appear. |
CONTEXT MENU OPTIONS
The Search function also provides you with a list of commands located in a right-click Context menu
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FUNCTION |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
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Copy |
Clicking the Copy button copies the selected lines to the clipboard. This allows the data to be pasted within Expert Estimation or into an external application. |
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Collapse All |
Clicking the Collapse All button from the context menu rolls up all expanded search results. |
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Expand All |
Clicking the Expand All button from the context menu opens all collapsed search results. |
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Open New Window |
Clicking the Open New Window button from the context menu will override the default options (set within Options - workflow window) and open the Search Result in a New Window. |
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Search Opened Windows |
Clicking the Search Opened Windows button from the context menu will override the default options (set within Options - Workflow window) and open the Search Result using the existing windows before opening a new Window. |
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Restore Layout |
If columns have been removed, adjusted or relocated, clicking the Restore Layout button restores columns to their default layout. |