You can update the state of multiple instances by using the right-click menu in the finding tree.

Note: If you update the state of an instance that appears in multiple workspaces, the state is updated across all workspace.
  1. Open a workspace.
    1. From the top menu, select Workbench > Projects.
    2. Click the project entry.
    3. Click the Workspaces tab.
    4. To switch the workspace, click the displayed workspace name, then select the workspace.
  2. Select one or more nodes by using shift+click.
  3. Right-click the selection, select Set Instance State, then select the state.