Introduction

The Cross-References search results dialog displays the results of a search.

Representation

Description

Elements of the Cross-References dialog

Element

Description

Find Result 1 tab

Find Result 2 tab

Depending on the respective check box activated in the Data Search dialog, the search results are displayed in one of the 2 tabs.

Displays the search results in a similar manner to the structural view in the Project Browser.

Displays the search results in a similar manner to the functional view in the Project Browser.

Displays the search results in Full form.

  • Data declaration

  • Path

  • Data usage

Displays the search results in Shortened form.

  • Data declaration

  • Data usage

Displays the search results in Flat form.

  • Data usage

Selects the previous reference of the search results.

Selects the next reference of the search results.

Jumps directly to the currently selected found occurrence of the reference.

Jumps directly to the previous found occurrence of the reference (for example into the containing network).

Jumps directly to the next found occurrence of the reference.

Opens the Data Search dialog.

Displays/hides the Replace with area of the dialog.

Reference

This column displays the name of the instance or type (DDT/IODDT/EFB/DFB) of the data searched for. The details displayed depend on the display settings described above (Full, Shortened, Flat).

Type

This column displays

  • type and reference of the data searched for,

  • programming language used in the sections, subroutines, events, etc. that contain references to the data searched for.

Usage

This column displays

  • the nature of the references to the data searched for (read only, write only, read / write),

  • the data search area.

Context

Specific context as defined in the Data Search Dialog.

Unit

This column displays the unit of the Location.

Location

This column displays the location of the data searched for in a short form.

Sorting Order

When the search results are displayed in Full or Shortened form sorting can only be done by Reference or Type .

When the search results are displayed in Flat form sorting can also be done by reference related columns (Usage , Context , Unit and Location).

The search results are first sorted by their path (Program, Task, Segment, Section/Network).

The search results of sections/networks are sorted by a second key, depending on the kind of the section/network.

  • References within IEC language sections (FBD, LD, SFC, ST, IL) are sorted by row and column.

  • References within LL984 networks are sorted by column and row.

You can re-sort the search results by clicking on a specific column.

Re-sorting by multiple keys is not supported.