Choose Operation for Selected Items Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to create models and views from selected CIs.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

To access

In the Modeling Studio, drag CIs from the CI Selector onto the empty canvas.

Important information

You can drag individual or multiple CIs onto the canvas. You can select ordinary CIs and/or models to drag onto the canvas. To select multiple CIs, hold the CTRL key while selecting CIs.

See also

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
Create a new model	Select to build a model comprising the CIs in your selection. If the CIs you dragged onto the canvas include at least one CI that has no valid links to any of the model CI types, this option is disabled.
Create a new view	Select to build a view based on the CI collection formed by your selection.
Edit the model of the selected CI	Select to edit the selected model in the Model Editor. Note This option only appears when a single model is dragged onto the canvas.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

Create a new model

Select to build a model comprising the CIs in your selection. If the CIs you dragged onto the canvas include at least one CI that has no valid links to any of the model CI types, this option is disabled.

Create a new view

Select to build a view based on the CI collection formed by your selection.

Edit the model of the selected CI

Select to edit the selected model in the Model Editor.

Note This option only appears when a single model is dragged onto the canvas.