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bcox

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RTF Doc Generation Sort Order Question
« on: June 24, 2005, 07:58:49 am »
I am a NEWBIE user of Enterprise Architect.  I love the tool but I’m still getting used to it.  I have a question related to RTF document generation.  

I am generating RTF Diagram only documents to be presented in MS Word.  Is there any way to control the order of the documents as they are generated in the batch?  The generated documents do not come out in the order presented in the Project View Tree.   It is a pain to have to resort the documents in logical application order each time I regenerate the documentation.  

How can I accomplish this?  I’m working on Use Case diagrams at the moment.  I have logical sections and subsections that I would like to print in order.

Thanks ???

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Re: RTF Doc Generation Sort Order Question
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2005, 08:08:16 am »
a) you have to use the "Model Document" stereotyped classes (refer to the Help file)  :)
b) this works (yet) only for the old RTF generator :(
c) should it work with the new generator soon :)

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Re: RTF Doc Generation Sort Order Question
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2005, 11:29:28 pm »
Hi it is possible to set the Order of the document:
In the main window for generating RTF reports (main menu: Project | Documentation | Rich Text Reports), there is a [Generate Options] button.

This includes the order option - it defaults to Name rather than Tree View.  Seting this will alter the sorting for the cuurrent run of the document.  If you want to set it as a default for all runs - I recommend that you set this by opening the template and in template menu: File | Document Options there is the same option. Setting it here makes it permanent for all outputs.

I hope this is of help.

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Re: RTF Doc Generation Sort Order Question
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2005, 05:07:41 am »
Thanks for the help...

I found the alpha sorting option under Documentation | Diagrams only which works.

I don't see the options you mention however either under the Documentation | Rich Text Reports dialog or the File | Document Options menu item...

The idea sounds right, but I don't see the "Generate Options" button, or the "Document Options" item.  Am I missing something...?

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