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Generating Sequence Diagrams

This topic describes what you might do with the recording of an execution analysis session.

Access

Ribbon

Execute > Analyze > Recorder > Open Recorder

Reference

Action	Detail	See also
Generate a diagram	Select the appropriate Package in the Project Browser, in which to store the Sequence diagram. To create the diagram from all recorded sequences, either: Click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram from Recording' option, or Right-click on the body of the window and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram' option To create the diagram from a single sequence, either: Click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram from Recording' option, or Right-click on the sequence and select the 'Generate Diagram from Selected Sequence' option	The Recording History Recorder Toolbar Working With Recording History
Save a recorded sequence to an XML file	Click on the sequence, click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Save Sequence History to File' option.	Recorder Toolbar
Access an existing sequence XML file	Either: Click on the in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Load Sequence History from File' option, or Right-click on a blank area of the screen and click on the 'Load Sequence From File' option The 'Windows Open' dialog displays, from which you select the file to open.

Action

Detail

See also

Generate a diagram

Select the appropriate Package in the Project Browser, in which to store the Sequence diagram.

To create the diagram from all recorded sequences, either:

Click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram from Recording' option, or
Right-click on the body of the window and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram' option

To create the diagram from a single sequence, either:

Click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Generate Sequence Diagram from Recording' option, or
Right-click on the sequence and select the 'Generate Diagram from Selected Sequence' option

The Recording History Recorder Toolbar Working With Recording History

Save a recorded sequence to an XML file

Click on the sequence, click on the 'Recorder Menu' icon () in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Save Sequence History to File' option.

Recorder Toolbar

Access an existing sequence XML file

Either:

Click on the in the Record & Analyze window toolbar, and select the 'Load Sequence History from File' option, or
Right-click on a blank area of the screen and click on the 'Load Sequence From File' option

The 'Windows Open' dialog displays, from which you select the file to open.

Use to

Generate a Sequence diagram from a recorded execution analysis session, for:
all recorded sequences or
a single sequence in the session
Save the recorded sequence to file
Retrieve the saved recording and load it into the Record & Analyze window