Global Edit (Editing similar shapes together)
This feature, first introduced in CC 2019 (version 23.0.0), on October 15 of 2018, allows users to search shapes or groups that are similar to the currently selected one, within a customizable set of parameters one can access through Properties or Control panels.
Users can have the searched artwork to strictly match the size and the appearance of the selected object, to limit the search to a specific artboards and/or canvas. We can also exclude some copies from the results.
Changes applied to the original object while in the Global Edit mode, get transferred to all found and highlighted copies of it.
There are some limitation to it. You can read more about the way it can be utilized here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/global-edit.html
If you have some feedback regarding this feature, please post it here in comments, or log a separate report or request here at UserVoice.
AdminEgor Chistyakov
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There are several existing entries you might want to upvote.
Global Edit button is missing when in Isolation mode
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/42269908Make Global Edit work with parts of compound shapes
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/44589009Global Edit does not respect locked objects
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46814179Make a selection of objects from Global Edit
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/38097442Create symbols from Global Edit
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/35768314Allow Global Edit to work with Text, Clip groups, Images, etc.
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/39267718Make Global Edit work with guides
http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46188736