[Progress Communities] [Progress OpenEdge ABL] Need a way to find where a field is used in view/report filter criteria

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Metadata search currently locates fields explicity found in trigger logic/script, but we could really use a feature that would allow us to determine if a field is being used as part of view or report filter criteria. There are times that we need to delete a field but if a view/report uses that field, then those views/reports will break. We would like to be proactive and address those issues prior to deleting a field. Currently the only solution is to open each and every view or report and see if the field is being used. Keep in mind, we have over 500 views/reports on some of our larger objects so it costs us a tremendous amount of lost time when we have to do this. Please develop a method for searching where a field is used in filter criteria.

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