Fast Navigation

You can use the fast navigation option to navigate to particular tasks or a particular time in the Gantt Chart. If several tasks meet the search criteria, you can switch between the individual instances. Fast navigation uses a dialog that is similar to a search dialog.

The following options can be used to open the fast navigation dialog:

Select Navigate -> Go To in the menu bar.
Press the short key CTRL + F.
Open the context menu of the Gantt Chart area and select Go To.

The "Navigate to Task or Date" dialog

Go To input field:
Enter the search term with a leading prefix in this field. The prefix determines the value that should be searched. Below is a list of possible prefixes.
All values refer to tasks, except for the point in time (prefix d:).
If the search term is found, you are automatically navigated to the relevant position in the Gantt Chart. Tasks are additionally selected.

Go To button:
Press this button (magnifying glass symbol) to execute your query.

Arrow buttons:
These buttons navigate to the previous or next task instance.

Prefix

You can use the fast navigation dialog to navigate to a particular point in time or to particular tasks.
Tasks: You can search by using the task's name, its RunID or the predecessor or successor of an external dependency. The type of search term is defined with a leading prefix.

If you do not specify a prefix, the system searches the names and RunIDs of the tasks.

Prefix	Possible value	Examples / Description
d:	Time Format: YYMMDD [HHMMSS]	Definition of the point in time that should be shown in the Gantt Chart. Specification in a 6-digit date and time format. The time is an optional parameter. Examples: d:081011 Jump to 11 October 2008. d:081011 105011 Jump to 11 October 2008 at 10:50:11. Go-to-Time-Stamp dialog This command is available in the dropdown menu of the fast navigation dialog. It opens a dialog in which you can easily select a particular point in time. Select the date and time and click OK to have the value including the correct prefix assumed to the search field. Cancel closes the dialog without assuming any modifications.
obj:	Task name	Object name of tasks. You can use the arrow buttons to switch between the results if several tasks of the same name are found. Wildcard characters can be used within a specified task name. Wildcard characters are placeholders for any number of characters. You can use the wildcard characters "_" and "%". "_" can be used for exactly one character and "%" for any number of characters (including no character). Examples: obj:JOBP.TEST.1 Switch to tasks with the name JOBP.TEST.1. obj:JOBP.TEST% Searches all tasks whose names start with JOBP.TEST. obj:JOBP.TEST_ Searches tasks with the name JOBP.TEST followed by one character. For example, tasks with the names JOBP.TEST1 and JOBP.TEST2 are found.
No prefix	RunID Task name	RunID or task name. Examples: 2527300 Switch to the task with the RunID 2527300. JOBS.TEST Navigate to tasks with the name JOBS.TEST.
extpre:	RunID	Searches for the external predecessors of the task whose RunID is specified. The external predecessor is the task to which an external dependency refers. You can use the arrow buttons to switch between the tasks if several results are found. For example: extpre:2428198 Searches the external tasks on which the task with the RunID 2428198 depends.
extsuc:	RunID	Searches for the successors of the task whose RunID is specified. The external successor is the workflow task that depends on an external dependency. Note that you should use the RunID of an external task. Otherwise, the search does not supply a result. You can use the arrow buttons to switch between the tasks if several results are found. For example: extsuc:2428198 Searches the external successor of the task with the RunID 2428198.