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Purpose

This tool mentor describes how to use Rational SoDA to create an Actor Report. SoDA automates the generation of the report so that it is created quickly and accurately. The Actor Report can be generated by SoDA either with the Microsoft Word or Adobe FrameMaker versions of the product.

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Overview

This tool mentor is applicable when running Windows 98, Windows 2000, NT 4.0, or UNIX.

To create an Actor Report using Rational SoDA, choose one of the following options:

  1. Use Rational SoDA/Word to generate an Actor Report
  2. Use Rational SoDA/FrameMaker to generate an Actor Report

1. Using Rational SoDA/Word to generate an Actor Report To top of page

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

2. Use Rational SoDA/FrameMaker to generate an Actor Report To top of page

  1. From the FrameMaker program, select File=>New. Click on SoDA, RoseTemplates, then RationalUnifiedProcessActorReport.fm.
  2. Edit the Connector, and enter the name of the model file and the name of the actor.
 

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