Impact Analysis Report

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The Impact Analysis Report exists for most elements in the Model View tree. As you make changes to an element this report is updated dynamically. For example, if you add a link, that link and its target are immediately displayed in the report.

You can gain access to these reports by double-clicking on any element in the tree to open the Property View. Once the Property View for the selected element is open, click the Impact Analysis tab.

You can also open the Impact Analysis Report by selecting an element in the tree and choosing Tools > Reports > Impact Analysis....

Impact Analysis Reports can be printed or exported. You can also filter the report so only selected elements are shown.

This report shows the following interrelationships between elements:

Main Category	Definition
Workspace Hierarchy	Displays the workspace, projects, and models associated with it.
Diagram Usage	Displays all diagrams the element is in. This includes any generated Impact Analysis Diagrams, which include graphical representations of all links and usages on a diagram.
Heritage	Displays the parent and/or children of the selected element.
Incoming and Outgoing Connecting Objects	Displays all connecting objects for the selected element, including the type of connection, and the origination and termination of the connection.
Links	Displays all links () for a selected element and the name of the element where the link terminates.   You are also given information on whether the current element is the source or the target of a link.
Usages	Display all usages () for a selected element and the name of the element where the usage terminates.

Using the Impact Analysis Filter

In the Impact Analysis report, click to open the Impact Analysis Filter dialog. There are two tabs: Setting Relationship Types and Setting Object Types. The status of the filter (on or off) is displayed in the header of the Impact Analysis report.

Setting Relationship Types

You can select the types of relationships you want included in the impact analysis. You can select an entire level, for example, Heritage. Or you can select lower levels such as Parent, which is a subset of Heritage.

Setting Object Types

All object types are listed in a collapsed list under this tab. Click to view all types associated with a selected heading. You can select the entire group or select individual elements within that group.

Using the Text Filter Option

If you only want objects with a certain name or by a certain alpha character to appear in the tree:

1 Click to open the Impact Analysis Filter dialog.

2 Select the Text Filter icon and the text box is now available.

3 Enter the name you want to base the filter on. There are several different options:

• If you enter an alpha character followed by an asterisk, all elements with the entered alpha character will appear in the tree. For example, if you entered “T*” in the text box, elements shown would include not only “Tasks” but “My Tasks” as well because a space is used in the name.
• Also shown are elements that are connected to an element with the selected criteria. For example, if you have a gateway labeled “GateOne” connected to a sequence flow named “To Task One”, if you have filtered on “T*”, both the gateway and the sequence flow appear in the Model View tree.
• Also, you can enter an alpha character followed by a question mark as a single character “wild card” search. For example, if you entered “T?sk” the filter would show all names beginning in “T” and ending with “sk” in the Model View tree.

4 Once you have entered the text string you want searched on, press Enter and the Impact Analysis tab opens with the filtered selection.

Exporting the Impact Analysis Report

You can export the report in the following formats:

File Type	Description
csv	Comma Separated Value text file
html	Hypertext Markup Language
pdf	Adobe Acrobat
rtf	Rich Text Format

1 In the Property View, click and the Export dialog opens. The default folder is the current workspace.

2 Name the file, select the file type from the drop-down menu and click OK. The exported Impact Analysis Report is saved in the selected folder.

Printing the Impact Analysis Report

1 In the Property View select the Impact Analysis page and click .

2 In the Print dialog select the options you want and click Print.