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.