Searching using Micro Focus Search

You can use the Micro Focus search feature to make it easier to find files within your projects:

• Select Search > Micro Focus, and type the file search pattern.

  You can filter results based on:

  • File type: choose from COBOL programs, copybooks, PL/I files, JCL files, and BMS and macro source files.
  • Only those files that cause build errors.
  • Only those files that cause build warnings.

  You can control the scope of your search:

  • Workspace - searches entire workspace.
  • Selected resources - searches only the resource currently being edited or highlighted in the tree view.
  • Enclosing projects - if the editor is focussed on a resource or resources are highlighted in the tree view, then the search is within the entire project containing the resources.
  • Current program - searches the resource currently being edited, as well as within any copybooks or include files used by the resource.
  • Working set - see Working Sets for more information.
• Select Search > Run Stored Micro Focus Search Query and choose to find either:
  • Only those files that cause build errors.
  • Only those files whose properties override the project's properties (for example Language dialect or Compile for debugging settings).

Whichever way you use the Micro Focus search the results are shown in the Search view.

After you have performed a search you can edit the properties of any of the program files listed in the search view. You can even simultaneously edit the properties of multiple program files which have compilation settings available on them, that is program files rather than copybooks or include files. Highlight the files you want to change, right-click Properties, and then check Enable file specific settings. Change the file properties as required and then click OK.

You can also add, edit, and remove your searches from Window > Preferences > Micro Focus > Search.