The Report Wizard is an easy way to select which objects will appear in your report, and to control their formatting.
You can complete as much of the Wizard as you want. At each step, you click Next to advance to the next stage, or Finish to exit the wizard and create a report based on your selections so far.
The Report wizard can be launched from your model, to create a new report, or from the Report Editor window of an existing report.
HTML, for publishing your report on the internet or intranet – you can additionally select, and preview, a presentation template using the tools to the right of the template field.
RTF, for publishing your report in a Rich Text Format file – you can additionally select, preview, and edit, a presentation template using the tools to the right of the template field.
Local, for printing the report directly from its editor.
When you are satisfied, click Next:
Introduction section – specifies an introduction sub-heading, preceded by a page break. Makes available the following sub-options:
Short description section – specifies a short description section sub-heading, preceded by a page break. Makes available the following sub-options:
Full description section – specifies a full description section sub-heading, preceded by a page break. Makes available the following sub-options:
List objects diagram by diagram - [not for RQM] Diagram book - Instead of a flat display of object types, it allows you to display objects sorted by diagram in which they are displayed. Global objects, such as business rules for example do not belong to a diagram but to the whole model, and therefore are listed under a specific Title book.
When you are satisfied, click Next:
Without packages, all objects are described at the same level [not available for HTML or an RQM] – Lists all the objects together on the top level, whether or not they belong to a package.
One section per package, objects are described under their package [not available for HTML or an RQM] – Groups objects by the package to which they belong.
Hierarchical sections, each sub-package is a sub-section in the document - Groups objects by the package to which they belong, and groups packages beneath their parents to recreate the package hierarchy.
Note that:
When you are satisfied, click Next:
To specify the inclusion of an object type, select its checkbox in the list. The list includes only those objects that are present in the selected model or package. Click on the plus sign to the left of an object to reveal and select or deselect its sub-objects.
Stereotypes used as metaclass display in the list of object types, below those of their parent object (see Reporting on stereotypes as metaclasses).
The Select All and Deselect All tools are available above the list. You must select at least one object type to proceed with the wizard. The Move Up and Move Down tools allow you to promote or demote the position of an object (though child object types cannot be moved beyond the scope of their parents.
Attribute Name – You can use the arrows at the bottom of the list to promote or demote the attribute in the list
D[isplayed] – Select the checkbox to enable the display of the attribute
Width [List Layout only] – Each attribute selected for display will be a column in the list. Use this parameter to specify the width of the column either as a percentage or in millimeters.