Using the Changed Methods Dialog

Use the Changed Methods dialog to specify the changed methods that you want to view.

To select the changed methods that are displayed

  1. In the User Id(s) text box, specify the user identifier of the user whose changed methods you want to view. If you do not enter a value in this text box, the changed methods for all users are displayed.

    You can specify one or more user identifiers in this text box, by entering each of the required identifiers separated by a space.

  2. In the From Version text box, specify the number of the JADE version from which the changed methods are to be displayed; for example, 7.1.06. If you do not enter a value in this text box, the search for changed methods starts from your first JADE version.

    An error is raised if you do not specify a value in this text box but you specify a value in the To Version text box.

  3. In the To Version text box, specify the number of the latest JADE version in which the changed methods are to be displayed; for example, 7.1.10.

    If you do not enter a value in this text box, the value defaults to that specified in the From Version text box, if present. If you specify a value in neither the From Version nor the To Version text box, the search is performed on all changed methods that match any specified user id or date criteria.

  4. In the From Date text box, specify the starting date from which changed methods are to be displayed; for example, 03FEB2015. Enter the date in the ddMMMyyyy format.

    If you do not specify a value in this text box, the search for changed methods starts at the earliest timestamp; that is, the first date on which a method was changed. An error is raised if you do not specify a value in this text box but you specify a value in the To Date text box.

  5. In the To Date text box, specify the date up to which changed methods are to be displayed; for example, 30MAY2016. Enter the date in the ddMMMyyyy format.

    If you do not enter a value in this text box, the value defaults to that specified in the From Date text box, if present. If you specify a value in neither the From Date nor the To Date text box, the search is performed on all changed methods that match any specified user id or version criteria.

  6. If you want to filter located methods based on the date and the time, in the From Time text box, specify the starting time from which changed methods are to be displayed and in the To Time text box, specify the time up to which changed methods are to be displayed. The values of these text boxes are in 24‑hour format, and default to 00:00 and 23:59, respectively.

    The to time includes any part of the specified minute. If the corresponding date is not specified, the time value is ignored.

    When you specify a date and time, the search includes any methods that were changed after the specified from date and time (that is, the timestamp) and before the specified to date and time.

    If the to date is not specified, the search includes methods changed after (or at) the specified from date and time.

  7. Use the options in the Restrict Search To group box to select the classes and schemas to which you want to restrict the search for changed methods if you do not want to display only the changed methods of the current class in the current schema and its superschemas.

    The search is context-dependent. For example, if the selected schema has no subschemas, the Current Schema And Subschemas option button is disabled.

    When the Class Browser or Primitive Types Browser has focus, the search is performed only on the selected class in the current schema and its superschemas by default (that is, the Selected Class Only option button and the Current Schema And Superschemas option button are selected).

    Conversely, when the Schema Browser has focus, options that are not valid are disabled and the All Classes and Current Schema And Superschemas option buttons are selected by default.

    If you want to restrict the search for changed methods to another option, the values that are you can select are listed in the following table, to enable you to select the appropriate option.

    Class Restriction Options Schema Restriction Options
    Selected Class Only (Class or Primitive Types Browser default value) Current Schema Only
    Selected Class And Subclasses Current Schema and Subschemas
    Selected Class And Superclasses Current Schema and Superschemas (default value)
    All Classes (Schema Browser default value) All Schemas

  8. Click the OK button to initiate the search. Alternatively, you can click the Cancel button to abandon your selections.

    If you do not specify any values in the Enter Criteria group box, the search is performed for all changed methods that meet your search restriction option selected in the Restrict Search To group box.

The search is then initiated, and a progress dialog displays the progress of the search for changed methods.

When the search is complete, the Change Identification Browser is then displayed.