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To open the entity that has the current focus:

1. Create a new project or open an existing project.

2. Set a compilation focus.

3. Choose Open Current Focus Entity (Project menu).  Shortcut

To open the selected entity:

1. Open an existing project.

2. Open the Project Navigator.

3. Click the Hierarchies tab.

4. If necessary, compile or simulate a design.

5. Right-click the entity for which you want to locate the source information, and choose Locate in Design File (right button pop-up menu).  More Details

6. In the design file, select the instance of an entity.

7. To open the design file in which the entity instance you selected was defined, choose Open Selected Entity (Project menu).  Shortcut

To open the "parent" entity of a lower-level entity:

1. Open an existing project.

2. Open the Project Navigator.

3. Click the Hierarchies tab.

4. If necessary, compile or simulate a design.

5. To display the lower-level entities associated with a top-level design entity, click the + icon to expand the top-level design entity.

6. Right-click the lower-level entity for which you want to locate the source information, and choose Locate in Design File (right button pop-up menu).  More Details

7. To open the design file of the "parent" entity (that is, the entity one hierarchy level above the lower-level entity), choose Open Parent Entity (Project menu).  Shortcut

To open the top-level file in the project hierarchy:

1. Open an existing project.

2. Open the Project Navigator.

3. Click the Hierarchies tab.

4. If necessary, compile or simulate a design.

5. To display the lower-level entities associated with a top-level design entity, click the + icon to expand the top-level design entity.

6. Set the compilation focus to one of the lower-level entities.

7. To open the design file of the top-level entity in the hierarchy path, choose Open Top-Level File in Hierarchy (Project menu).  Shortcut

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