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The System Output Window
The System Output window is used to display information generated by internal Enterprise Architect processes, or by Add-Ins and other third-party tools. The output from each type of operation is generally displayed on its own tab within the window. The System Output window can provide useful information during long-running processes and batch operations; through this window you can, for example:
- Validate information - many validation processes within Enterprise Architect write out their results to this window
- Review progress information during the launch of external processes
- Review command line output from Build and Test scripts
- Review the output of jobs executed from the Job Queue window
- Check parse errors generated during import of various types of files
- Check Audit information
- Re-dock the Model Search results into a System Output window tab for more convenient reference during various operations
For some processes, information can be displayed on the System Output window in a long line, wider than the window. You can display the hidden text by dragging the slider bar in the upper right of the window.
Access
Ribbon |
Start > All Windows > Design > Explore > System |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
| System |
Options available on output data
Right-click on an item and select the appropriate context menu option to:
- Copy the selected item to the clipboard
- Copy all items to the clipboard
- Save the output to an external file
- Clear the output from the window
- Rollback selected 'Get All Latest' updates to a Version Controlled Package
You can also:
- Drag the selected items or text out of the System Output window and onto a diagram to quickly create a named element
- Double-click on model validation errors or parsing errors to display the source of the error
- Switch between tabs to view different categories of information from different tools
Notes
- (Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions of Enterprise Architect, with Auditing turned on) the 'Audit History' tab of the System Output window shows a history of changes to any element or connector selected from the:
- Audit View
- Package Browser
- Diagram List
- Browser window, or
- Current diagram
Learn more
- Model Search
- The Job Queue Window
- Package Version Control Options (An option on the Package Version Control menu)
- Enterprise Architect Add-In Model
- System Output - Audit History
- Auditing