Mass replace

You can use the mass replace operation to replace existing long or fixed-length field text with new content. Mass replace is available from the mass operations bar.

Note: You can't use mass operations on Data Grid-enabled fields.

To perform a mass replace operation, perform the following steps:

  1. From the mass operations bar on the document list, choose whether to replace text in Checked items or All items in the current returned set.
  2. Select Replace in the drop-down menu.

    3. The Replace Documents form displays.

  1. Complete the fields on the Replace Documents form.
    • Field - the field you want to update. Select from workspace fixed length or long text fields.
    • Action - determines the action to be performed:
      • Replace Entire Field - replaces the field entirely.
      • Append to End - adds the new value to the end of the field. A delimiter option appears. Enter a character to separate the existing and appended values.
      • Insert at Beginning - adds the new value to the beginning of the field. A delimiter option appears. Enter a character to separate the existing and prepended values.
      • Search For - use to search (and thus replace) only selected text in the field instead of the entire field. A new text option displays, where you can enter the text you want to replace.
    • Update With - determines what is applied to the field.
      • Text - adds text to the field.
      • Field - adds another field’s value to the field set above.
    • Click Add Another Field at the top of the form to add an additional replacement action to the form.