Figure: Starting Model Process Report
The process model report offers static information derived from the model definition.
Stardust offers a pre-installed BIRT version to be able to run the process model report. If you use your own BIRT installation, please refer to the corresponding Birt Installation Guide on how to install BIRT. Refer to the Stardust Release Notes for details on the supported Birt version.
To run the process model report:
Figure: Starting Model Process Report
Now the Report Viewer opens with details on your model. To view these details there are several definition views:
The report Definition - Overview gives an overview of the model's basic attributes like name, description and id as well as the following components:
The name and the description of each component are displayed. Click the Details link in the Definition column to go to the detailed definition report for each component.
A Process Definition Details report can be opened by clicking on a Details link behind the name of a process definition in the Definition Overview report. It shows detailed information about a process definition. In addition to the name, the description and the id of the selected process definition, all model components directly related to it are listed in this report, like:
This section shows a list of all roles or organizations which are entitled to create and start a new instance of the process definition. The names displayed link to the detailed Report for the roles or organizations.
All activities are listed, which are part of the process definition and therefore can become part of its instances. A table containing description, performer and application used, is displayed for each of these activities. Click on the names of the activities or components to go to the detailed report on them.
This table shows all sub- and superprocesses of the selected process definition. Click their names to link to their respective Process Definition Detail report.
An Application Details report can be opened by clicking on the Details link behind the name of an application in the Definition Overview report. It shows information about an application, like name and description.
A Role Details sample report can be opened by clicking on the Details link behind the name of a role in the Definition Overview report. It shows detailed information about a role, like name, description and activities.
An Organization Details sample report can be opened by clicking on the Details link behind the name of an organization in the Definition Overview report. It shows detailed information about an organization, like name, description and activities.
An Activity Details report can be opened by clicking the name of an activity in a Process Definition Details report. It shows detailed information about an activity. In addition to the type, name, description and id of the selected activity, all model components directly related to it are listed in this report:
This section displays the organization or role performing this activity.
Application used to perform this activity.
In this section the names of all activities directly preceding this activity in its process definition are listed. The activity names link to their respective Activity Detail reports.
In this section the names of all activities directly succeeding this activity in its process definition are listed. The activity names link to their respective Activity Detail reports.
This table lists the names, types, Ids and descriptions of all data objects which may serve as input for this activity.
This table lists the names, types, Ids and descriptions of all data objects which may be altered during this activity.
This section displays the name, id, type and description of the selected data. Additionally there are two tables to list the activities, which the data is input and output for. Clicking on the activities names link to their Details definition.
