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Papyrus/Neon Work Description/NewFeature/Papyrus 'References' View
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Overview
The 'References' view is intended to display the list of the elements that refer to a selected item.
Bug
A bug refers this feature:
- bug 489141 - It should be possible to know all references of an element
Display the references
There are two ways to search the references of an item.
Context Menu
From a right-click on the desired item, it is possible to select the "Show References View" option, this feature opens the view "References" and lists the elements that refer to the selected item.
If the view is already open, it is updated with the references found without taking the focus.
Toggle button 'Link with Editor'
The other way to display all references of an item, is to use the button "Link with Editor" in the 'References' view. This action displays the references of the active selection. It’s only available on the diagram selection.
Go to reference
To access to the element referencing the searched item, you must either double click on the element or right click and select the 'Go To' feature.