All the documentation generated is based on the report template that corresponds to the different NAF subviews. These report templates are located in the Utilities navigation window of the HOPEX desktop.

To view these templates:

The templates for the different subviews along with their report generators, parameters and so on are located in the different Views folders.

To create a new report for a given architecture, the user creates a new report instance based on the expected subview template. For example, to create an NOV-1 document, a report is created from the NAF architecture based on the NOV-1 Report Template.

Depending on the subview, the report template supplies one or more chapters. Each chapter addresses a part of the expected subview. The idea is to be able to build reports with the essential information.

Several reports can be created for a given subview. Each report addresses a different subset of the architecture. This allows for generating smaller documents which are easier to read.

From the HOPEX Modeling tool desktop, reports can be used for understanding architecture designs but also for designing architectures. In the second perspective, the user can change the properties of the objects cited in the document since the contextual menu is always accessible. Additional accesses are also provided depending on the generated content. One such access is the Edit button. For example, in the NAV-1 subview, the properties used to generate the report are followed by an Edit button when the value is not set. This button gives access to the property page of the appropriate object so that the user can fill in the missing information. When you pass the mouse cursor over the word Edit, a tooltip appears with the name of the property to be updated. Edit buttons are not displayed on generated web pages or in Word documents.

It is also possible to specify two distinct reports:

For example, in the NAV-2 template a report generates the dictionary of the commented items of a given architecture. A second report lists all the items of the architecture and so the designer will be able to identify the uncommented items and add the missing information.