Associating a Style Sheet to a generated XML Report for Objects

You can associate a style sheet (.xsl file) to a generated XML document to display a report. This style sheet is associated by default to a collaborative space by the administrator.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Make sure you created a representation and you defined a rule set.
Note: To change the directory in which you want to save the generated XML report, select Me > Preferences > General > Parameters and Measure > Report Generation tab, and choose the directory .
See Also
Creating Rule Sets
Solving a Rule Base

Create a Resource Table

You can create a resource table.

  1. From the Compass, click the Social and Collaborative Apps quadrant, and select Data Setup.
  2. Right-click Knowledge default resources and select Create Resource Table.
    The Resource Set dialog box appears.
  3. Enter a name for the resource set and click OK.
    A dialog box with the name of your resource set appears.
  4. In the Logical Name column, select Default XSL for generated XML report and right-click the Resource column.
  5. Select Choose the assigned resource.
    The Choose the assigned resource dialog box appears.

Select an XLS File from the From Search tab

You can select an xsl file from the From Search tab.

  1. Type the xsl file name in the Search box.
  2. Click Search, select the style sheet you want to associate and click OK.
    The selected xsl body appears in the Resource Preview.
  3. Click OK to validate.

Select an XLS File from the From File tab

You can select an xsl file from the From File tab.

  1. Click the From File tab.
  2. Select Import.
    The File Selection tab opens.
  3. Select the style sheet (.xsl file) you want to associate and click Open.
    A Document / Document Customized dialog box appears.
  4. Enter a name for your style sheet and click OK.
  5. Click OK in the Select a XML Document for item / Default XSL generated XML Report tab.
    The style sheet appears in the Resource Preview of the Resource Set dialog box.
  6. Click OK again.
    The resource set you created is added under the Knowledge Default Resources node.

Bind the Resource Table

You can bind the resource table to a collaborative space.

  1. Click the resource set you created in the Resource Tables tab.
  2. Drag and drop it on the Standard node in the Project bindings tab to link it to a project.
    Note: The binding cannot be done if the project already contains a table with the same resource set ID as the dragged table.

Launch the Report

You can launch the report after associating the style sheet.

  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps , and select Quality Rules Reuse. Click Report .
    A Reports dialog box appears displaying the rule sets you defined.
  2. Right-click the Rule Set node and select XML Report.
    The report is saved in the directory you chose.