Diagrams
User Guide
Diagrams : Working with Diagrams : Main GUI Components : Diagrams Rules : Executing Consistency Rules
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From Diagrams Rules definition window by executing the Apply command from the context menu of Rule or Rule Set – the Rule or Rule Set will be executed for the current selection or the whole drawing if nothing is selected.
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From the main menu by selecting the Consistency Check command – executes all available active Consistency Rules for the current selection or the whole drawing if noting is selected.
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From the Diagrams Rules toolbar by clicking the Apply button as described in the Executing Rules chapter above. The Rule Set selected from the drop down will also be applied to the current selection or the whole drawing if nothing is selected. It is possible to execute rules with specific severity by checking the appropriate options in the Consistency Check options on the Diagrams Rules toolbar.
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In the example above only rules with severity equal Error or Warning will be executed. The ones with severity set to Information will be skipped.
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The selection of severity only applies when the execution is called from the Diagrams Rules toolbar.
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On the Diagrams Rules toolbar there is also an option to turn on/off automatic execution of Consistency Rules. This can be achieved by checking/un-checking the Apply on Events button in the Consistency Rules options.
After the Consistency Rules are executed the Consistency Check Result window is shown. The messages are added to the window when the check fails for a rule having Message specified on the Action tab page. The Message can be viewed in the window and the severity rule is mapped to the appropriate icon.
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Figure 4:21.
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Every message added to the Consistency Check Result window has information about the Rule that generated the message. It is possible to navigate to the Rule definition by selecting the Go to Consistency Rule command from the Context menu of each message:
