Check References in Scripting

As an application designer or story developer, you can open the reference list to quickly check out where and how an element, such as a widget, script variable, function or technical object is used in scripting.

Context

In the reference list of an element, you can find all the related elements referencing it. This is especially helpful when you want to better build or understand the business logic of the analytic application or optimized story or want to change or delete a specific element in a complex application or story.

Procedure

  1. In Outline, hover over the element that you want to check, for example, Button_1.

    You can see (More) is displayed right next to its name.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Next navigation step  Find ReferenceEnd of the navigation path.

    The Reference List panel opens.

  3. You can find a list of referencing elements, corresponding events and exact line in scripting to do further actions.
    Tip

    You can select any of the referencing elements in the panel to locate it in both application or story and Outline. You can also select any script to directly open the script editor and locate the referenced element in scripting.

    To expand or collapse all the referencing elements, choose in the upper right corner of the panel and select Expand All or Collapse All.

  4. After finishing checking the reference list, choose or Show/Hide Info Panel under Views in the toolbar to close the panel.