Tool Mentor: Creating a Class Report using SoDA

Purpose

This tool guide describes how to use SoDA to create a Class Report. SoDA automates the generation of the report so that it is created quickly and accurately. The Class Report can be generated by SoDA either with the Word or Frame versions of the product.

Related Rational Unified Process Report: Class Report

Related Rational Unified Process Artifact: Class

Overview

This Tool Mentor is applicable when running Windows NT 4.0 or UNIX.

To create a class report using SoDA, choose one of the following options:

1. Using SoDA/Word to generate a Class Report
2. Using SoDA/Frame to generate a Class Report

1. Using SoDA/Word to generate a Class Report

1. From Rose, in a diagram click on the class you wish to document.
2. Select Report=>SoDA Report.
3. From the list of available reports, select Rational Unified Process Class Report. If you do not see that report, cancel and make sure you have a class selected in your class diagram.
4. Click OK.
5. Review the generated report.

2. Using SoDA/Frame to generate a Class Report

1. From Frame, select File=>New. Click on SoDA, then RoseTemplates, then RationalUnifiedProcessClassReport.fm.
2. Edit the Connector and enter the name of the model file and the name of the class.
3. Use File=>Save As to save the template to a personal or project directory. You may wish to change the name of the template to reflect the name of the class, such as LoanApplicationReport.doc
4. Select SoDA=>Generate Document.
5. Review the generated document.

The next time you want to generate this same document, simply open the document and select SoDA=>Generate Document.

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