The System Output Window
The System Output window is used to display information generated by internal Enterprise Architect processes, or by Add-Ins and other third-party tools. The output from each type of operation is generally displayed on its own tab within the window. The System Output window can provide useful information during long-running processes and batch operations; through this window you can, for example:
| • | Validate information - many validation processes within Enterprise Architect write out their results to this window |
| • | Review progress information during the launch of external processes |
| • | Review command line output from Build and Test scripts |
| • | Check parse errors generated during import of various types of files |
| • | Re-dock the Model Search results into an Output window tab for more convenient reference during various operations
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Access
| • | Select View | System Output |
| • | Edit | Find in Project: Options | Dock in Output Bar
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Options available on output data
Right-click on an item and select the appropriate context menu option to:
| • | Copy the selected item to the clipboard |
| • | Copy all items to the clipboard |
| • | Save the output to an external file |
| • | Clear the output from the window |
| • | Rollback selected Get All Latest updates to a version controlled package
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You can also:
| • | Drag the selected items or text out of the System Output window and onto a diagram to quickly create a named element |
| • | Double-click on model validation errors or parsing errors to display the source of the error |
| • | Switch between tabs to view different categories of information from different tools
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Notes
| • | (Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, with Auditing turned on) The Audit History tab of the System Output window shows a history of changes to any element or connector selected from the: |
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