Possible to generate RTF Reports from diagrams?

[Michael Lutz]

I would like to generate a report including all classes in a diagram (i.e. potentially classes from different packages), not only those in one package. Is this possible somehow?

Cheers, Michael

[Oliver F.]

Open the diagram properties and look for the "include diagram elements in RTF report" option.

Then in the template tick the diagram->model elements checkbox to include those. There is a subset of element information available (eg. name, notes, and a few more) to be included.

Note that under certain circumstances EA generates garbage in the RTF if the model elements checkbox is set in a template but the diagram does not exhibit the same setting in its options.

Oliver

[Michael Lutz]

Thanks, Oliver. This works nicely for at least listing the classes shown in the diagram. However, we would also need to list their attributes, operations etc. (everything that I can select in the normal "elements" checkbox). Any idea how I could get EA into doing this for me? (I've already tried copy-pasting the "element" fields into the "diagram" tag in the RTF - but not surprisngly, that didn't work...)

Thanks, Michael

[Oliver F.]

Thanks, Oliver. This works nicely for at least listing the classes shown in the diagram. However, we would also need to list their attributes, operations etc. (everything that I can select in the normal "elements" checkbox). Any idea how I could get EA into doing this for me? (I've already tried copy-pasting the "element" fields into the "diagram" tag in the RTF - but not surprisngly, that didn't work...)

That will indeed not work. You only have a limited subset you can define for embedded elements from diagrams and attributes are not among those.

Oliver

[Jan ´Bary´ Glas]

It was working somehow. I have not my templates with me.

Try to fill both sections
Diagram > Element (with no content)
and
Element > (definition of element content incl. attributes)

For your report you have to move the diagram in a package without elements.

This should take the content definition from one section and use it in the other.

Can someone confirm this?
[edit]I have tried it and YES, it is working. Don't forget to check in Diagram Properties that "Document each contained element in RTF" checkbox.
Just for start:

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package >
{Pkg.Name}
diagram >
{Diagram.DiagramImg}
{Diagram.Name}
element >
< element
< diagram
element >
{Element.Name}
attribute >
{Att.Name}:{Att.Type}
< attribute
< element
< package[/edit]