In this article we discover the possibilities of Document Script fragments when dealing with complex requirements for document geneneration templates in Sparx Enterprise Architect.
The request
The other day I got a difficult request for a document generation template. At this client they are documenting Use Case scenarios using the structured scenario editor in EA. Each scenario step can be linked to a requirement element.
Each Requirement could have one or more constraints
Based on these scenarios the customer wanted to generate a test scenario document that contained a table like this
| Step | Step description | Requirement | Requirement constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | User chooses to make a new reservation | ||
| 2 | System show the reservation screen where the user can enter Begin, Endate and Roomtype | ||
| 3 | User enters begindate and enddate or the numbers of nights | REQ_RV_ 403 Reservation period | Invariant: StartDate < Enddate Post-condition: A reservation must have a reservation period in the future |
The first three columns are available in the standard point and click templates, but the problematic part is the Requirement constraints.… Read more