Report on use cases and their supporting actors

I'm trying to use the built-in Excel template for the Actors-Use Cases matrix. I'd very much like to be able to split out the matrix to show only, say, Supporting Actors that are selected for each use case. In other words, I only want to see the checkmark if the Actor is a Supporting Actor listed on the use case.

Can you help me with the proper syntax in the attached file? I've tried all sorts of things, and haven't had much luck - it's apparent I'm not great at programming! :-)

Ross Gruebel October 07, 2011 19:49 Answered

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As it turns out, you cannot define supporting actors in a matrix. The SupportingActors keyword is only valid in the context of a use case. Essentially, the $matrix keyword is another version of $list, that does not allow you to set a context other than the default project level.

You can use a nested repeat loop to return the same information. A quick report example:

$repeatUseCases where SupportingActors exist

Supporting Actors for UseCase $ID $Name

$repeatSupportingActors

$ID $Name

$endrepeatSupportingActors

$endrepeatUseCases

Permanently deleted user October 07, 2011 21:27 0 votes