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Generating a Traceability Report

Next Design allows you to generate a traceability report that summarizes the contents of the Trace View in Excel format.

To generate a traceability report from the Trace View, follow these steps:

Generating a Traceability Report

Instructions
  1. From the ribbon, click [Traceability] > [Export] > [Traceability Report].
  2. In the [Generate Traceability Report] dialog box, specify the file name to generate and click the [Save] button.
  3. The file will be generated and opened.

Sample

Traceability Report - Summary

Traceability Report - Details

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  • The traceability report is generated with trace configuration information and product application status reflected.
  • If an error occurs during report generation, the process will not be interrupted, and error information will be output to the output pane.
Note
  • When generating a traceability report for a model with a model name of 32 characters or more, the model name set in the Excel file's sheet name will be limited to the first 31 characters.

  • If sheet names are duplicated, a warning will be output to the output pane.

  • If the cell value exceeds the maximum number of characters (32,767 characters), the following action will occur:

  • A warning will be output to the output pane.

  • A warning will be set for the affected model and can be viewed in the Model Navigator.

  • A message indicating that the value exceeds the maximum number of characters will be displayed in the affected cell in the Excel file.