Hi Max,
If I understand you correctly, you are trying to export only certain elements from within your package structure but these are spread out in various places across your structure. However, I think from what you have said they are all under one parent folder? If not, please see suggestion 2...
(Please note, instructions assume you have pulled down 2.0 Sneak Peak version...)
1. Although TA tries to create a Gantt chart of everything (this is being changed ready for the new release...) it also has some very useful features for 'normal' modellers too!
- Right click on the parent package and select Add-In>Time Architect>Draw Gantt Chart.
- When the system pops up the dialog box, select 'Include Child Packages' then click the top, big button 'Get Gantt Chart - Element View'
- TA will now try and draw a Gantt Chart that represents your structure - ignore that for now.
- Click on the Grid button (Last but 1 button on the bottom icon bar) - Tooltip states 'Show Grid'
- You will now get a full data grid view of all your elements. From here you can filter based on just about all the criteria that you can think of - Phase, Version, Type, Duration, Resource, Complexity, Stereotype and more. You can even add Tagged Values into the grid. You can combine filters too, so you can hopefully filter down to only the elements you require.
- From the export menu - you can then select export to Excel (you can include element notes if required....)
2. If the elements you require are complex or really spread out then try the following:
- Create a new package called 'Export' (or something similar)
- Add a diagram to this export (any type will do).
- Run the create Gantt step as above as far as the Grid step.
- Select elements that you need to export either through filters or you can select rows in the grid (CTRL allows you to select non contiguous rows).
- Now, right click on any highlighted row and click 'Move element(s)'.
- In the folder view select Package created above, it will then show the name of the diagram in the diagram list.
- Click 'copy to diagram only'.
- TA will copy those elements to the diagram specified.
- Repeat as needed.
- Now open that diagram with all your elements.
- Select the diagram in the project browser
- Right click anywhere on the diagram Add-In>Time Architect>Draw Gantt Chart. Make sure 'From Diagram' is ticked. TA will now list all those elements that are on that diagram.
- Go to grid view and Export to Excel, only the elements you want are exported.
There are many more variations of cool things you can do - the TA website is about to be updated with loads of these - and stuff that is in 2.0 that is not in the sneak peak.
TA has a load of features that make working with EA easier - move and copy elements from anywhere in the project. Multiple element properties and many more.
Version 2.0 (due very soon) allows many of these functions straight from diagrams too!
Have a look - after all it's free (for 20 days
) Let me know if you need any help...
HTH
Matt
Solutions Reality
Creators of Time Architect
