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Topic Title: Where is Gateway Document Editor described? Topic Summary: Created On: 5-Sep-2006 11:35 Status: Read Only |
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I'm trying to create my own reports in Rhapsody Gateway Document Editor.
All I can find about how to use it is just two pages in the Gateway Customization Guide, which shows an overall picture of the process and gives some basic info about changing the templates. But nothing about all the stuff you can do in the Document Editor. By trial and error, I have managed to create a variation on the Traceability Matrix report to list uncovered requirements by dragging items onto the design pane. I also used the $CNT function by guesswork, but can find no description of this (or list of other functions). A search of my Rhapsody 6.2 directory shows that $CNT only appears in some files where it is used, not in any manual. I don't see any mention of Document Editor documentation on ilogix.com. Is there a description of the Document Editor? |
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Hi Charlie
I hope you're well! I can't offer help on this one, but I was wondering if I could be cheeky and ask for some? ![]() Is the Gateway Document Editor, as far as you can tell, a direct alternative to ReporterPLUS? What are the comparitive pros and cons? (If you have sight of them yet!) best regards, Simon ------------------------- Simon Morrish simon.morrish@eu.panasonic.com http://panasonic.co.uk Panasonic ideas for life |
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Hi Simon, Greetings from sunny Edinburgh!
The Rhapsody Gateway Document Editor works in Gateway, whereas Rhapsody Reporter works in Rhapsody. I.e. it is working with the things that Gateway recognises, like documents, requirements, traceability, etc, whereas Reporter works with model elements like packages, classes, etc. It's not a direct alternative. So, for example, I'm using the Gateway Document Editor to get a report of the traceability and what requirements have not been satisfied. This works from the Rhapsody model to the source requirements Word document and from the source requirements Word document to a higher level Word document. It could be seen as an alternative to Reporter in the case of traceability from a Rhapsody model to an external document (in Word, DOORS, etc) in the sense that you can either use the Gateway reports or import the requirements to a Rhapsody model and use Reporter. But the latter obviously wouldn't work if the traceability links are held in Gateway rather than in a Rhapsody model, so I guess it depends at least in part on where you enter the traceability. So where do you put in traceability? Well, if you are following the Harmony process you have probably used <<satisfy>> dependency links from model elements to requirements objects, typically imported from a source document. If you have got down to traceability of the white box model you have probably found that the completeness tracking works best if you have both <<BBSatisfy>> and <<WBSatisfy>> links rather than just <<satisfy>>. But if you don't want to clutter your Harmony-structured model with links between higher level documents you may put them in Gateway (and it's actually quicker to navigate to the source documents when you need to look at the context of particular requirements). Horses for courses, so far -- I haven't found any compelling reasons for always choosing one method over the other. I have found that it reminds me of Reporter in having somewhat non-intuitive ways to specify the reports (and different non-intuitive-ness from Reporter). But once you get into the mindset of the creators (those clever Sodius people, I think), it is quite usable. But I really wanted to find out what else I could do with the tool -- Gateway is short on documentation in a number of respects, the Document Editor being the least explained area. Regards, Charlie |
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Thanks, Charlie
That gives me a useful insight into its placing and potential. It seems it's neither a direct alternative to ReporterPLUS, nor easier to use! I wish you well with your efforts... who said the Age of Exploration has passed?! :rolleyes: (In case you feel inclined, I suggest your conclusions from your work with the Gateway document editor could make a very worthwhile UG presentation.) Best regards, from Wet Wales Simon ------------------------- Simon Morrish simon.morrish@eu.panasonic.com http://panasonic.co.uk Panasonic ideas for life |
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