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Using the Inspect Facility
To use the Inspect facility:

  1. Select Main Menu > Inspect.

    G2 displays the following edit workspace with the Inspect commands.


  2. Enter an Inspect command from the list of commands shown above.

    For example, to display every action button whose status is OK, enter the following command:

    G2 displays an Inspect workspace such as this:


    The Inspect workspace displays the progress and results of an inspection in its search results table. If Inspect is searching for items, the workspace also shows a short representation of each item that it finds.

  3. To hide the Inspect workspace, click on the Hide button on the workspace.

    The Inspect workspace contains the following buttons:

    Button Description
    Hide
    		Hides the temporary workspace by deleting it.
    Suspend
    		Suspends the current search. This button only appears while the search is in progress.
    Continue
    		Continues searching after suspending a search.
    Rerun
    		Reruns the current Inspect command.
    Edit
    		Opens the editor for editing the current Inspect command.
    End
    		Executes the current Inspect command when the cursor is in the text editor.

Interacting with Items on the Inspect Workspace

 Each item in the Inspect workspace behaves in many ways like a normal item; you can display its table in the workspace and describe the item. You can also place your cursor on the actual item.

To display an item's table:

To describe the item:

To go directly to the item:

Tip: You can accomplish the same thing by using the go to command described in Locating Items in Your KB.

To transfer the item to another workspace:

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