WF30: Conduct Find & Replace

Pre-requisites

• MADE Project: a configured project with defined model items, advanced properties and failures diagrams to enable search.

Detailed Descriptions (numbered steps)

1. Access 'Find / Replace' under 'Edit' in the main menu bar.
2. Use the landing page Basic Search to conduct a simple text-based search to find model item(s) by name or synonym. Input text into the Search box and click 'Search'.
3. If more specific search required, use Advanced Search. If not, continue to Replace tab.
4. Open 'Advanced' tab to access Advanced Search.
5. Add Search Term(s) using the green plus icon button, defining the Model Parameter and Operator of the search term from their respective drop-down menus. Then define a valid Value and click 'OK' to create the search term.
6. Add search terms as required, then continue to the Advanced Search.
7. Define if all search terms must match or at least one search term to match, then click 'Search'.
8. Open 'Replace' tab to select model parameters to update.
9. Select model parameter to change, from the drop-down list, and then define a valid value to update to. The list will filter according to selected model parameter.
10. Select target model parameter(s) to replace with the defined value.
11. Select 'replace' to update model parameter value(s).
12. Target model parameter(s) found and replaced with updated value.

Fields referenced in the diagram

• Add Search Term(s): Model Parameter, Operator, Value
• Define Update Parameter Value: Model Parameter, Value

Decision points

• Conduct Advanced Search? — Yes → Open Advanced Search; No → Open Replace Page.
• All Search Terms Defined? — No → loop back to Add Search Term(s); Yes → Conduct Advanced Search.

Screenshot walkthrough (captions/labels extracted)

Step 1: Access Find / Replace

• 'Edit' menu: Undo (Ctrl+Z), Redo (Ctrl+Y), Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), Paste (Ctrl+V), Delete (Delete), Select All (Ctrl+A), Find / Replace (highlighted), Search... (Alt+Shift+T), Advanced Properties, Project Properties.

Step 2: Conduct Basic Search

• "Find / Replace" tab: left nav Basic (selected), Advanced, Replace. "Search" — "Use the Text search to find model items by name or synonym." Search field (empty), "Search" button. Note: "The text search will provide partially matches for model items. If you want to search based on model parameters use the Advanced search. (? = any character, * = any sequence of characters)" "Search Result" panel: "Model item" column header (empty).

Step 4: Open Advanced Search

• "Advanced" tab: "Use the Advanced search to find model items using a combination of search terms." Radio "All search terms must match." (selected) / "At least one search term to match." Table (Model parameter/Operator/Value) empty, with add/edit/delete icon buttons. "Search" button. "Search Result" panel empty ("Model item" column).

Step 5: Add Search Term(s)

• "New Search Term" dialog: "Create a new search term for the Advanced search." Model Parameter dropdown expanded: Characteristic Life, Controllability, Delay Time, Difficulty of Detection, Duration of Operation, Failure Effect Probability, Failure Mode Ratio, Item Number, Mean Time To Repair, "Mean Time to Failure" (highlighted/selected), Name, Part Failure Rate, Probability/Occurrence, Response Narrative, Severity, Slope, Software Control, Spares on Hand, Turn Around Time, Vendor Name, Vendor Number.
• Second instance: Model Parameter "Mean Time to Failure", Operator dropdown expanded: Equal, "Less than" (highlighted/selected), Greater than, Less or equal, Greater or equal, Not equal.
• Third instance: Model Parameter "Mean Time to Failure", Operator "Less than", Value "3000.00", Search term "Mean Time to Failure less than 3000.00". Buttons OK, Cancel.

Step 7: Conduct Advanced Search

• "Advanced" tab: Table populated with one row: Model parameter "Mean Time to Failure", Operator "Less than", Value "3000.00". Radio "All search terms must match." selected. "Search Result" tree: Vehicle System > Coupling, Power Generation > Fuel Tank.

Step 8: Open Replace Page

• "Replace" tab: "Use the replace feature to quickly change model parameters on model items." "Select the model parameter to change:" dropdown (empty). Checkbox "Filter"; buttons "Update All", "Update None". "New value for model parameter:" field (empty). Button "Replace". "Search Result" tree with columns Model item/Current value/Update: Vehicle System > Coupling, Power Generation > Fuel Tank (all empty values).

Step 9: Define Update Parameter Value

• "Replace" tab: "Select the model parameter to change:" dropdown expanded showing Characteristic Life, Controllability, Delay Time, Difficulty of Detection, Duration of Operation, Failure Effect Probability, Failure Mode Ratio, Item Number, "Mean Time To Repair" (highlighted/selected), Mean Time to Failure, Name, Part Failure Rate, Probability/Occurrence, Response Narrative, Severity, Slope, Software Control, Spares on Hand, Turn Around Time, Vendor Name, Vendor Number. "Search Result" table: Vehicle System (Current value 1.00, Update "No") > Coupling (1.00, No), Power Generation (1.00, No) > Fuel Tank (1.00, No).
• Second instance: "Select the model parameter to change:" "Mean Time To Repair", checkbox "Filter" checked, "New value for model parameter:" "15". Same Search Result tree with Current value 1.00 for all rows, Update "No" for all.

Step 10: Select Target(s) to Update

• "Replace" tab: Model parameter "Mean Time To Repair", Filter checked, New value "15". "Search Result" tree: Vehicle System (1.00, No) > Coupling (1.00, No); Power Generation (1.00, Yes, checked) > Fuel Tank (1.00, Yes, checked) — both highlighted blue.

Step 11: Execute Replace

• "*Find / Replace" (unsaved) tab: same Replace configuration, "Replace" button highlighted. "Search Result" table updated: Vehicle System (1.00, No) > Coupling (1.00, No); Power Generation (15.00, Yes) > Fuel Tank (15.00, Yes) — highlighted rows show updated Current value "15.00".