Find/Search op to find element in current diagram

[avi10000]

Hi,
I have a diagram displayed. It has very many elements. (Ok - shouldn't have done that...)
I drew/modeled this system a long time ago and have since forgotten exact names of elements in the diagram.

Is there a Find/Search op that I can use to determine if a particular element is in the diagram and if so then indicate its location?

Thanks,
Avi

[avi10000]

Or for that matter, how do you find any text string in the currently displayed diagram? It can be the name of an element, or part of a name, or some text within a comment.

You know, just like doing a text search in a Word document (which often works ... ).

[qwerty]

Offline at the moment. Have you looked through the Diagram searches drop down? If nothing fits you need to write a SQL search.

q.

[Eve]

Look at the Layout > Filtering section of the ribbon.

[DeBAAT]

You could try to find an element that matches your filter. I usually to that by clicking Ctrl-F (on a diagram).
Usually, I can find my object that way.
That step 1. Next, you can use the option "Find element on all diagrams". It will open a pop-up with a list of all diagrams that particular element is used. Select the diagram you want to analyse and open it. In my experience, the diagram opens with the element selected and most of the time in the middle of the screen.