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QA Audits dialog window

Context menuQA Audits 

Open the Audits dialog window by choosing Tools | Together | QA Audits from the main menu or by choosing QA Audits from the Diagram View, Model View, or class/interface context menus.

Warning: This feature is available for implementation projects only.

Toolbar 
Use the Toolbar on the Audits dialog to load and save custom audit sets and to specify which audits to run on your projects. The Toolbar buttons are descibed in the table below.  
Toolbar button 
Description 
Load Set 
Opens a file chooser for selecting an .adt file to load a custom set of audits.  
Save Set As 
Opens a Save dialog for specifying the name and location to save the currently selected set of audits as an .adt file.  
Select All 
Checks the boxes for all audits in the dialog.  
Unselect All 
Unchecks the boxes for all audits in the dialog box.  
Set Defaults 
Resets the selected audits to correspond to the default set (saved in the default.adt file).  
Find Audit 
Navigates to the audit whose name starts with the specified string.  
 
 
Scope 
This field indicates the parts of the project that the Audits will be run against. Use the drop down arrow to set the Scope for either the current Selection or for the entire Model. When choosing Selection, audits are processed only for the diagram, namespace, or class that you selected before invoking the Audits dialog. If you choose Model, audits are processed for the entire project.
Tip: If you have not selected any items in the Diagram or Model View, the Scope option defaults to the entire project. If you want to run audits on specific classes, namespaces, or diagrams, make sure you correctly select them before you open the Audits dialog.  
Selection pane 
The selection pane provides a list of available audits, organized by category. Check the boxes for the audits that you want to run. Check or clear the box for a category to select or unselect all of the audits in the category. As you click on an audit in the selection pane, its corresponding description displays in the lower pane of the dialog window. The descriptions include brief explanations of what the audit looks for, examples of violations, and advice on how to correct the code.  
Options pane 
The set of options vary depending on the selected audit. Where necessary, option controls are explained in the description for the particular audit. Use the toolbar buttons to display properties in the desired manner.
Other options are displayed when applicable to the selected audit.  
Button 
Description 
Categorized 
Displays the properties of the audit in expandable groups.  
Alphabetic 
Displays the properties of the audit in alphabetical order.  
Severity 
Severity is always present; you can assign an Info, Warning, Error, or Fatal level of severity to each selected audit. The severity level defines how serious the violations are. The selected severity level is displayed in the results.  
 
 
Buttons 
 
Start 
Runs the selected set of audits.  
Cancel 
Discards all changes and closes the dialog box.  
Help 
Opens this Help topic.  
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