Object index

The object index lists every object in the store, grouped by object type, under the heading Objects. Use it to find an object by name or id, to narrow the store to some types, ranges or kinds of object, and to open an object in the Object view.

Opening it

• It is the left panel of the Objects page.
• When it is hidden, choose View › Show › Objects, or double-click the splitter at the left edge of the object view.
• Press Ctrl+Shift+E to let it fill the page; see Expanded object index.

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Search syntax

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The search box matches object names and ids and narrows the tree as you type. The same syntax works in the Outline, in the filter box of the Dependencies tab and in the Object Errors window.

A number matches the id only; any other text matches the name. Two dots alone (..) match nothing.

Filter popup

Select Filter in the panel's toolbar, or the Showing X of Y line, to open the popup. Your choices apply as you select them.

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Point at an object type and an Only link appears beside it: select it to show that type alone.

With more than one property checked, an object must have all of them.

Filter status

While a search or filter hides objects, a line under the search box reads Showing X of Y. Hover over it to see what hides objects: Object types, ID ranges, Show only and Search. Select it to open the filter popup. Clear filter resets the types, ranges and properties and keeps the search.

Browsing the tree

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• Select an object to open it. Double-clicking also opens it.
• The group row of the type you are scrolling through stays pinned at the top. Select it to scroll back to the start of the group; select its chevron to collapse the group.
• Right and Left expand and collapse a group. Alt+Left, Alt+Right and Ctrl+Space navigate as in the rest of the window.
• Hover over an object for a summary card: type, id and name, and properties such as SubType, obsolete state, PageType, Single Instance and Processing Only.
• Right-click an object's name for the object's context menu; see Object context menu. Right-click the row beside the name for Copy Prism Path to Clipboard only.
• Reveal current object finds the current object even when the search or filter hides it: the object then stays in the index until you change a filter, and a notification names the filters it bypasses.

Sort order

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Select Object index settings for the sort order within each type. Prism remembers your choice.

Expanded object index

Select Expand or press Ctrl+Shift+E to let the object index fill the page, over the object view and the outline, with details in columns. Press Esc, the same keys again, or Expand again to return. Press Enter on an object, or double-click it, to open it and return.

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The columns, left to right:

A column that no shown object has a value for is hidden. Columns are as wide as their widest value, up to a limit; when the window is narrow, Caption, then Version List, then Source table give way first.

List only the custom objects

Use this to see only what a partner or customer added to the standard application.

1. Select Toggle search box if the search box is hidden.
2. Type 50000..99999 in the search box.

The index shows only the objects in the customer range, and the status line says how many. Alternatively, in the filter popup, clear every range under Granule / ID range except Microsoft Solution Center (50 000–99 999).

Review version lists and dates

Use this to see at a glance which objects a release or a modification touched.

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+E to expand the object index.
2. Right-click the column headers and check Modified; Date and Version List are on by default.
3. Optionally type a search, such as 50000.., to narrow the list.
4. Press Enter on an object to open it.

Related

• Objects page
• Object context menu
• Universal Search
• Solution page