Database Navigator

Tools Database Navigator    Shared Dialog Box
Displays the types of objects appropriate for the command you are executing and shows objects in their database hierarchy. You can browse for objects or set it to rename objects, view information about the objects and view dependencies. You can also set a filter for the types of objects displayed in the Database Navigator.
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For the option:
Do the following:
Pull-Down Menu
Use the pull-down menu to choose a mode option. Select one:
Browse (the default; the options on this page describe Browse)
Filter
Select if you want to filter the types and names that you want displayed in the Database Navigator. Then, enter the name of the objects you want to display in the text box and use the pull-down menu to the right to select the type of object(s) you want to display. You can also use the pull-down menu below the Filter text box to only display those objects that are active or inactive.
Sort by
Use the pull-down menu to choose how you want the objects sorted. You can also select to not sort the objects so they appear in the order they are stored in the modeling database.
Highlight
Off by default. Select if you want an object to appear selected in the main window and the reverse.
Use the plus sign (+) or the minus (-) (--) signs to display or hide all of the children hidden/shown in the tree view.