Get Model element type name from its ID

Just to cover a gap in system data, you can use the following code to get a model element type name based on its ID in AX 2012. Thanks to Martin Drab!

static void tmxElementTypes(Args _args)
{
    int             elementTypeId = 300;
    str             elementTypeName;
    
    switch (elementTypeId)
    {
        case 1 : elementTypeName = 'DisplayTool'; break;
        case 2 : elementTypeName = 'OutputTool'; break;
        case 3 : elementTypeName = 'ActionTool'; break;
        case 4 : elementTypeName = 'Macro'; break;
        case 5 : elementTypeName = 'Job'; break;
        case 6 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowProcess'; break;
        case 7 : elementTypeName = 'AdminUserSetup'; break;
        case 8 : elementTypeName = 'SysXal'; break;
        case 9 : elementTypeName = 'UserSetupQuery'; break;
        case 10 : elementTypeName = 'LegacyMenu'; break;
        case 11 : elementTypeName = 'Form'; break;
        case 12 : elementTypeName = 'TableInstanceMethod'; break;
        case 13 : elementTypeName = 'ClassStaticMethod'; break;
        case 14 : elementTypeName = 'ClassInstanceMethod'; break;
        case 15 : elementTypeName = 'LicenseCode'; break;
        case 16 : elementTypeName = 'Menu'; break;
        case 17 : elementTypeName = 'UserMenu'; break;
        case 18 : elementTypeName = 'Report'; break;
        case 19 : elementTypeName = 'ReportTemplate'; break;
        case 20 : elementTypeName = 'Query'; break;
        case 21 : elementTypeName = 'Resource'; break;
        case 22 : elementTypeName = 'TableStaticMethod'; break;
        case 23 : elementTypeName = 'ClassInternalHeader'; break;
        case 24 : elementTypeName = 'TableInternalHeader'; break;
        case 25 : elementTypeName = 'TableRelation'; break;
        case 26 : elementTypeName = 'TableMap'; break;
        case 27 : elementTypeName = 'ReportSectionTemplate'; break;
        case 28 : elementTypeName = 'ViewQuery'; break;
        case 29 : elementTypeName = 'Usersetup'; break;
        case 30 : elementTypeName = 'WebMenu'; break;
        case 33 : elementTypeName = 'RESERVED33'; break;
        case 34 : elementTypeName = 'WebForm'; break;
        case 35 : elementTypeName = 'ConfigurationKey'; break;
        case 36 : elementTypeName = 'SecurityKey'; break;
        case 37 : elementTypeName = 'SharedProject'; break;
        case 38 : elementTypeName = 'PrivateProject'; break;
        case 39 : elementTypeName = 'LegacyFeatureKey'; break;
        case 40 : elementTypeName = 'Enum'; break;
        case 41 : elementTypeName = 'ExtendedType'; break;
        case 42 : elementTypeName = 'TableField'; break;
        case 43 : elementTypeName = 'TableIndex'; break;
        case 44 : elementTypeName = 'Table'; break;
        case 45 : elementTypeName = 'Class'; break;
        case 46 : elementTypeName = 'TableFieldGroup'; break;
        case 47 : elementTypeName = 'ReportUser'; break;
        case 48 : elementTypeName = 'TableCollection'; break;
        case 52 : elementTypeName = 'WebReport'; break;
        case 53 : elementTypeName = 'Reference'; break;
        case 55 : elementTypeName = 'WebUrlItem'; break;
        case 56 : elementTypeName = 'WebActionItem'; break;
        case 57 : elementTypeName = 'WebDisplayContentItem'; break;
        case 58 : elementTypeName = 'WebOutputContentItem'; break;
        case 59 : elementTypeName = 'WebletItem'; break;
        case 60 : elementTypeName = 'WebWebPart'; break;
        case 61 : elementTypeName = 'WebSiteDef'; break;
        case 62 : elementTypeName = 'WebSiteTemp'; break;
        case 63 : elementTypeName = 'WebPageDef'; break;
        case 64 : elementTypeName = 'WebStaticFile'; break;
        case 66 : elementTypeName = 'Perspective'; break;
        case 67 : elementTypeName = 'WebModule'; break;
        case 68 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowType'; break;
        case 69 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowTask'; break;
        case 70 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowApproval'; break;
        case 71 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowCategory'; break;
        case 72 : elementTypeName = 'DataSet'; break;
        case 73 : elementTypeName = 'WebControl'; break;
        case 74 : elementTypeName = 'WebSourceFile'; break;
        case 75 : elementTypeName = 'WebManagedContentItem'; break;
        case 76 : elementTypeName = 'Service'; break;
        case 77 : elementTypeName = 'CompositeQueryNode'; break;
        case 78 : elementTypeName = 'WebListDef'; break;
        case 79 : elementTypeName = 'ReportLibrary'; break;
        case 80 : elementTypeName = 'SecurityTask'; break;
        case 81 : elementTypeName = 'InfoPart'; break;
        case 82 : elementTypeName = 'FormPart'; break;
        case 83 : elementTypeName = 'PartReference'; break;
        case 85 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReport'; break;
        case 87 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportLayoutTemplate'; break;
        case 88 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportListStyleTemplate'; break;
        case 89 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportMatrixStyleTemplate'; break;
        case 90 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportPieChartStyleTemplate'; break;
        case 91 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportTableStyleTemplate'; break;
        case 92 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportXYChartStyleTemplate'; break;
        case 93 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportDataSource'; break;
        case 94 : elementTypeName = 'SSRSReportImage'; break;
        case 95 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowAutomatedTask'; break;
        case 96 : elementTypeName = 'Event'; break;
        case 97 : elementTypeName = 'EventHandler'; break;
        case 98 : elementTypeName = 'Cue'; break;
        case 99 : elementTypeName = 'CueGroup'; break;
        case 100 : elementTypeName = 'CueReference'; break;
        case 101 : elementTypeName = 'DocSet'; break;
        case 104 : elementTypeName = 'VisualStudioProjectFolder'; break;
        case 105 : elementTypeName = 'VisualStudioProjectFile'; break;
        case 106 : elementTypeName = 'InfoPartLayout'; break;
        case 107 : elementTypeName = 'InfoPartGroup'; break;
        case 108 : elementTypeName = 'InfoPartField'; break;
        case 109 : elementTypeName = 'InfoPartAction'; break;
        case 110 : elementTypeName = 'MenuItem'; break;
        case 111 : elementTypeName = 'MenuSeparator'; break;
        case 112 : elementTypeName = 'MenuReference'; break;
        case 113 : elementTypeName = 'TableFullTextIndex'; break;
        case 114 : elementTypeName = 'VisualStudioProjectType'; break;
        case 115 : elementTypeName = 'SecCodePermission'; break;
        case 116 : elementTypeName = 'EventHandlerMethod'; break;
        case 117 : elementTypeName = 'LabelFile'; break;
        case 118 : elementTypeName = 'LabelFileLanguage'; break;
        case 119 : elementTypeName = 'SecPolicy'; break;
        case 120 : elementTypeName = 'FormMethod'; break;
        case 121 : elementTypeName = 'VisualStudioProjectLink'; break;
        case 122 : elementTypeName = 'SubMenu'; break;
        case 123 : elementTypeName = 'SubWebMenu'; break;
        case 124 : elementTypeName = 'SubWebModule'; break;
        case 125 : elementTypeName = 'FormDesign'; break;
        case 126 : elementTypeName = 'FormControl'; break;
        case 127 : elementTypeName = 'VSProject_AXModel'; break;
        case 128 : elementTypeName = 'VSProject_CSharp'; break;
        case 129 : elementTypeName = 'VSProject_VB'; break;
        case 130 : elementTypeName = 'VSProject_Web'; break;
        case 131 : elementTypeName = 'VSProject_Analysis'; break;
        case 133 : elementTypeName = 'SecRole'; break;
        case 134 : elementTypeName = 'SecPrivilege'; break;
        case 135 : elementTypeName = 'SecDuty'; break;
        case 136 : elementTypeName = 'SecProcessCycle'; break;
        case 137 : elementTypeName = 'ServiceGroup'; break;
        case 138 : elementTypeName = 'ServiceNodeReference'; break;
        case 139 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowHierarchyProvider'; break;
        case 140 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowParticipantProvider'; break;
        case 141 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowQueueProvider'; break;
        case 142 : elementTypeName = 'WorkflowDueDateProvider'; break;
        case 143 : elementTypeName = 'FormDataSources'; break;
        case 144 : elementTypeName = 'SecurityPermissionSet'; break;
        default :
            elementTypeName = 'Error: not implemented';
            warning(strFmt("Element type %1 : %2", elementTypeId, elementTypeName));
    }
    info(strFmt("Element type %1 : %2", elementTypeId, elementTypeName));
}

How to find in AOT all objects named like...

In fact the standard Find tool in AOT works well if you really know how to fill in all these parameters before launch it. Sometimes it is easier to use another options.

Let's say we need to find all the forms that contain 'lookup' word in the end of their names. Easy? Yes, it is! You can go directly to the SysModelElement table and work with it as with any other table: Ctrl-G to switch grid filter, 11 for Form element type, then *lookup in the name, and that's it.

This is rapid way to know the objects names but it is not possible to jump to them in AOT. Here we go with the second option. Just create a new project and filter criteria Element type name and Name for the objects. 

Simple, fast and will keep the search results for future recalls.

Happy searching in AOT!