Can I customize the content of an HTML report?

[Adrian Cook]

Hi folks,

Is it possible to customize the kind of information that is displayed in an HTML report on a package generated by EA? (I have EA 7.5.) In particular, is there a way to get a list of the connectors (relationships) associated with each element in my package? I don't see a way to do this.

I know that I can develop an RTF report that will give me this info, but I want to generate an HTML report that I can post as a website for reviewers to look at.

Thanks,
Adrian

[Sunshine]

Yes you can customize the HTML using the web style template.
See the following URL;
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/reporting_in_enterprise_architect/webtemplate.html

[Adrian Cook]

I want to customize the information that is displayed in an HTML report, not its appearace (style). It seems that the Web Style Templates feature of EA only allows me to customize how the info is presented (i.e. style), not what information is presented. I can remove information from the report, but not add additional info to it, as far as I can tell.

Adrian

[Sunshine]

Think you'll find you have some degree of customisation of the information as well as the style. I concur its not as flexible as one would like. There are some tags such as #NAME# and #TYPE# that can be added/removed.
See the following url for more info on the tags that you can use;
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/reporting_in_enterprise_architect/html_template_fragments.html

I'm afraid that's the degree of customization available with EA at present.

If you want more flexibility then the other alternative is to consider creating your own HTML generator using the automation interface. If you don't have MS visual studio then you can download one of the express editions from Microsoft. Its not hard just a little more time consuming than one would like.