Functionality on Search Output
- Last UpdatedMar 05, 2026
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Set Columns in the Search Results
Attribute columns can be created, modified and deleted with the Column settings function. To access this function, select the Column Setup option from the white-space pop-up menu to display the Column Setup window.
Click Add Standard Attributes to allow you to add all the standard attributes for the current element. The Visible column allows you to choose which columns to display or hide. Select the required check boxes to display the columns in the grid.
Using this window, you can change the order of columns, as well as deleting and adding columns.

Note:
The changes to the order of the columns is not displayed until a new search is initiated.
Clear the Search Results
The data in the Search Results table can be cleared by selecting a row, right clicking on any column title and selecting Clear Grid from the list.
Search Results Settings
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Enable Group Sorting
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Enable Filtering
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Display Column Summaries
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Enable Column Sort
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Suppress "unset" values
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Suppress "Nulref" values
Find and Replace
The Find and Replace menu option enables you to find and search specific elements with the search results table.
Refresh Grid
All cell values are refreshed from the data source. Doing this refreshes the grid if the data source and displayed information are out of synchronisation.
Quick Report
The Quick Report menu option enables you to create reports with basic formatting.
Export to Excel
The Export to Excel menu option enables the search results to be saved to a specified Excel file.
Print Preview
Enables the search results to be previewed in a Print Preview window and then printed.
Row Selection Menus
The row selection menus are module dependent.
Drag & Drop
Selected rows can be dragged and dropped into an appropriate drag target - such as the Design 3D View.
Adding to My Collections
Selected rows in the Search Results can be added to My Collections by drag and drop or through the appropriate menu option.
Customizable Menus
Refer to Menus for further information.
Filtering
Refer to GUI Grid Data for further information.