Appendix E Working With Rule Analyzer : Rule Analyzer Filtering and Viewing Options

Rule Analyzer Filtering and Viewing Options
You can use the filtering and viewing options for various purposes such as:
Filtering Entities in a Graph
This procedure relates to use of the Include Entities field in the Specify Filter Parameters dialog. In addition, you can display:
Only the class diagram relationships for the filtered or unfiltered graph.
The Analyze State Machine option does not support filtering.
To Filter Entities in a Graph
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You see the Specify Filter Parameters dialog (see Specify Filter Parameters Reference for details).
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If you know the project path and name of the entities you want to filter, type them in the Include Entities field. (The project path is the path to the item in the design-time project).
If you don’t know the project path and name of the entities, click the Filter button to the right of the Include Entities field. You see the Entity Chooser pop-up. Select entities from the project tree as desired. You can also use text options to narrow the choice. See Using the Entity Chooser for more details.
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Click Filter. The graph displays again, showing the entities you specified. If no entities match, a blank graph window displays.
Using Class Diagram and State Machine Viewing Options
To Analyze State Machine Information
Instead of viewing rule execution information, you can view state machine information (Enterprise Suite only). This option can’t be combined with entity filtering.
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You see the Specify Filter Parameters dialog.
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Click Filter.
To View or Hide Class Diagram Information
By default, class diagram information is shown in addition to the rule execution information. You can filter entities as well as set class diagram options.
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You see the Specify Filter Parameters dialog.
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Click Filter.
Specify Filter Parameters Reference
Include Entities
You can determine what entities (concepts, scorecards, events, and rules) to graph by specifying them here. All entities except the selected entities are hidden when you click the Filter button. Viewing a small set of entities can help you understand the structure of complex projects.
You can directly type a comma-separated list of entities into the field, using the complete project path, beginning with a forward slash. The following example specifies two entities, a concept and an event:
/Concepts/Account,/Events/SuspectAccountEvent
For large projects, it is easier to specify entities using the Entity Filter dialog. To access this dialog, click the filter button . See Entity Chooser Dialog. Entities selected using the filter appear in the Include Entities field.
Analyze State Machine
Choose this option to display the project’s state machine. (Enterprise Suite only). See Chapter 10, Working With The State Modeler for more information on state machines.
Show Class Diagram Only
By default, graphs show not only class diagram information, but also the rules and their relations with the members of the class diagram (which are concepts, scorecards, and events). Select this option to show the class diagram information and hide all other information, such as rules.
Exclude Class Diagram Only
Select this option to hide class diagram information (see the section Show Class Diagram Only for more details).
Entity Chooser Dialog
In the Include Entities field, click the filter button to use the Entity Chooser dialog to select a list of entities to display.
This dialog is the same one used in the Find feature. See Using the Entity Chooser.