RADE

Launch this tool

To launch this tool, you have first to launch the federate graphic tool by the command adl_gui. For more informations, have a look for its documentation.

Open a workspace

This window is automatically opened when the tool is launched.

You can open a workspace in two different ways : 

• enter a workspace name and select its tree
• enter a workspace tree name and select a workspace belonging to this tree

Use tabs to choose your preferred search.

Note : parent workspaces are added at left of their child workspaces. Child and brother workspaces are added at the right of their parent or brother workspaces.

Enter a workspace name

In this tab, you have to enter a workspace name and then you may enter a workspace tree name.

Maybe, a workspace name is already entered. This name is the workspace name from which you launched the federate tool by the command adl_gui (by default, or else this one entered in the federate tool).

If not, you have first to enter a workspace name and click on the "OK" button.

Then, 2 possibilities :

• the workspace is mono-tree and is displayed on the screen.
• the workspace is multi-tree and a list of workspace trees appeared. Select a workspace tree by simple click.

Note 1 : you can see all workspaces of one tree by double-clicking on the tree name. You can also change the workspace name by double-clicking on a workspace name.

Note 2 : Reset button erase trees and allow to enter a new workspace name.

Note 3 : When the check box named "Automatic expand" is selected, all the workspaces to leaf nodes are displayed in a double-click on workspace tree name.

Finally, choose the revisions to display at the right of the panel and validate.

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Enter a workspace tree name

In this tab, you have to enter a workspace tree name and then you have to enter a workspace name.

First, enter a workspace tree name and click "OK". A tree appear with a workspace tree (the one you entered) and its workspaces.

Then, double-click on a workspace name.

Finally, choose the revisions to display at the right of the panel and validate.

Note 1 : Reset button erase trees and allow to enter a new workspace name.

Note 2 : When the check box named "Automatic expand" is selected, all the workspaces to leaf nodes are displayed in a double-click on workspace tree name.

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Select revisions to display

At the right side of the panel, you can limit the search of workspace revisions.

You can display :

• the last N revisions
• all revisions created between 2 dates
• all revisions between 2 ranks
• all revisions

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Appearance

On the following screen, two workspaces has been opened : workspace Ws11 and workspace Ws1 in tree T1.

There are 2 parts. One for display workspaces and one other for display informations relative to the selected item.

In the example, the workspace Ws11 in tree T1 is composed of  5 workspace revisions.

The icon is a workspace revision.

The icon indicates that the revision has been created by synchronization.

The icon indicates that the revision has made a promotion request. Informations panel gives the status of the promotion request.

The icon indicates that the revision has been created by collect.

The icon indicates that if you click on it, the revisions from rank 1 to 3 will appeared.

By clicking on the icon , you close the workspace.

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How to ...

... display synchronization link ?

You can display (or hide) synchronization link :

• by a simple click on the synchronization icon ()
• by the contextual menu (right-click) of the workspace revision

And the result is : 

A blue arrows is drawn and the synchronized workspace revision is moved so that its Y-axis is lower than its workspace revision of synchronization. In this example, Y-axis of the workspace revision Ws11.T1.3 is lower than Y-axis of Ws1.T1.4.

Note : you can also display (or hide) all synchronization links of the workspace by the contextual menu.

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... display collected changes and changes appeared in workspace revisions ?

Collect create a new workspace revision and the next command create another one. So, display collected changes amounts to display changes appeared in the workspace revision.

You can display collected changes and changes appeared in a workspace revision : 

• by a double click on the workspace revision ()
• by the contextual menu (right-click) of the workspace revision

A new window appears : 

This window is shared in 3 parts :

• the list of software objects involved with type of change (creation, change of content, move, deletion, description change and execution change), date of change and the user who made this change.
• informations of the selected software objects in five tabs depending of the type of change.
• frameworks and modules attached and detached.

If changes are associated to a change set, it will be specified.

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... display promoted changes ?

You can display promoted changes :

• by a double click on the promotion request icon ()
• by the contextual menu (right-click) of the workspace revision

A new window appear :

This window is shared in 2 parts :

• the list of software objects involved with type of change (creation, change of content, move, deletion, description change and execution change), date of change and the user who made this change.
• informations of the selected software objects in five tabs depending of the type of change.

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... edit or project files ?

You can edit or project files with a right-click on a line of the table.

This line can't be a line of framework or module and the type of change must be either creation or change of content.

If you choose "Open", the file will be opened in the editor defined in settings.

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... move workspaces on the screen ?

You can move a workspace as a classic "drag and drop". The moving is only horizontal. The selected workspace is brighter than the others.

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... collapse workspace revisions ?

You can collapse workspace revisions by selecting with the left-button the revisions involved.

Be careful, your click must be out of workspaces (on the background) else you may move a workspace.

Then, you click with the right button on a selected workspace revision and select "Collapse".

And the result is :

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References

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History

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