17.9. Selecting an Object in a Catalog as a Reference Property Value

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## 17.9. Selecting an Object in a Catalog as a Reference Property Value

When selecting a value for a reference property in any EKM dialog box that allows it, you can execute a saved search on a catalog and choose an object inside the catalog as your referenced value.

When browsing for a target for the reference property, catalog objects will have a Search link displayed next to them in the tree, as shown in the figure below.

Figure 17.8: Catalog Search Link in Referenced Property Tree

Clicking the Search link will provide access to your saved catalog views. Select the view that you want to use from the Views drop box and then click Apply View to perform the search. The search results will be displayed in the bottom pane, as shown in Figure 17.9: Executing a Saved Catalog Search. To return to the folders tree, click the Back button.

Figure 17.9: Executing a Saved Catalog Search

Clicking on a returned search object (for example, `widget-1`) will display the selected object in the tree as shown below.

Figure 17.10: Catalog Object Selected as Reference Property

When you select the object in the tree, the full path to the file will be displayed in the reference property’s edit box.

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