Search for a Watcher

Filter all Watchers in a Screen to find that one you need.

Search for a Watcher in a Screen

Use the Search function to filter all Watchers from the Watchers screen. All Watchers in the Watchers screen may be used in the Screen from which the Watchers screen displays.

Permissions Required

Your user account or group membership must have the "Screens: View Screens" permission to search for Watchers in a Screen unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected.

See the Screens permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

Follow these steps to search for a Watcher in a Screen:

1. View your Screens. The Screens page displays.

2. View the Watchers for a Screen. The Watchers screen displays.

3. Enter in the Search setting the text to filter Watchers in that Screens by using any of the following criteria:

   • Name: Filter by the Watcher name that displays in the Name column.

   • Watching Variable: Filter by the control in that Screen from which the Watcher monitors for a change in its value by searching for that control's Variable Name value (Request value) that displays in the Watching Variable column.

   • Output Variable: Filter by the control in that Screen to which the Watcher places its output by searching for that control's Variable Name value that displays in the Output Variable column.

As you enter text into the Search setting, Watchers display that match your entered text.

If there are no search results, the following message displays: No Results.

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