Creating RTF Descriptors
RTF Descriptor Categories
Descriptors are either:
• Contextual descriptors, which are designed to be used in a report template (MS Word).
• Elementary descriptors, which can be used in a report template (MS Word) or processed alone.
• Customized descriptors that you create yourself to meet your specific needs.
• Private descriptors
Creating a Descriptor
To create a descriptor from an existing descriptor, see Duplicating Descriptors.To create a descriptor:
1. From HOPEX Customizing desktop, open the Utilities navigation window.
To access the Utilities window, select View > Navigation Windows > Utilities.2. Expand the Descriptors and Rtf Format folders.
3. Right-click the descriptor category folder corresponding to the descriptor category you want to create and select New > Descriptor.
Example: Customized category.
The Create Descriptor dialog box opens.
4. In the Name field, enter the name of your descriptor.
5. In the Described object field, select the described object, for example Org-Unit.
The descriptor can also relate to an abstract MetaClass.
For more details on the abstract metamodel, see Abstract Metamodel.If the name you entered is already used by another descriptor, OK is unavailable (gray).6. Click OK.
Descriptors and Inherited Objects
If the global option concerning variations is activated (Activate variations options in Options > Business Process and Architecture Modeling) you can take account of inheritance.
For more details on inheritance and object variations, see the HOPEX Common Features documentation ("Handling Repository Objects", "Object Variations").When inheritance is taken into account repository paths specified in descriptors (via queries or MetaAssociationEnds) also include inherited objects.
You can define to take account of inheritance:
• globally at descriptor level
• specifically at the level of a given path
To take account of inheritance:
1. Right-click the descriptor, and select Properties.
2. In the Characteristics tab, select the Take account of inherited objects check box.
Inheritance is now taken into account in the descriptor, except if you specify a different behavior on certain elements of the structure.