padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport Class

Namespace: padv.builtin.task
Superclasses: padv.Task

Task for generating a System Design Description (SDD) report

Description

The padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport class provides a task that can generate a System Design Description (SDD) report from a predefined template using Simulink^® Report Generator™. The System Design Description report provides a summary or detailed information about a system design represented by a model.

You can add the task to your process model by using the method addTask. After you add the task to your process model, you can run the task from the Process Advisor app or by using the function runprocess.

To view the source code for this built-in task, in the MATLAB^® Command Window, enter:

open padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport

The padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport class is a handle class.

Note

If you are using the pipeline generator, padv.pipeline.generatePipeline, this task is not supported for the parallel pipeline architecture IndependentModelPipelines.

Creation

Description

task = padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport() creates a task for generating a System Design Description (SDD) report using Simulink Report Generator.

task = padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport(Name=Value) sets certain properties using one or more name-value arguments. For example, task = padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport(Name = "MySDDReportTask") creates a task with the specified name.

You can use this syntax to set property values for InputQueries, Name, IterationQuery, InputDependencyQuery, Licenses, LaunchToolAction, and LaunchToolText.

The padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport class also has other properties, but you cannot set those properties during task creation.

Properties

The GenerateSDDReport class inherits properties from padv.Task. The properties listed in Specialized Inherited Properties are padv.Task properties that the GenerateSDDReport task overrides.

The task also has properties for specifying SDD Report Options for specifying the report options for an SDD object.

Specialized Inherited Properties

Name — Unique identifier for task in process

"padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport" (default) | string

Unique identifier for task in process, specified as a string.

Example: "MyGenerateSDDReportTask"

Data Types: string

Title — Human-readable name that appears in Process Advisor app

"Generate SDD Report" (default) | string

Human-readable name that appears in Process Advisor app, specified as a string.

Example: "My Generate SDD Report Task"

Data Types: string

DescriptionText — Task description

"This task uses Simulink Report Generator to create a System Design Description report for your models." (default) | string

Task description, specified as a string.

When you point to a task in Process Advisor and click the information icon, the tooltip shows the task description.

Example: "This task uses Simulink Report Generator to create a System Design Description report for your models."

Data Types: string

DescriptionCSH — Path to task documentation

path to GenerateSDDReport documentation (default) | string

Path to task documentation, specified as a string.

When you point to a task in Process Advisor, click the ellipsis (...), and click Help, Process Advisor opens the task documentation.

Example: fullfile(pwd,"taskHelpFiles","myTaskDocumentation.pdf")

Data Types: string

RequiredIterationArtifactType — Artifact type that task can run on

"sl_model_file" (default) | ...

Type of artifact, specified as one or more of the values listed in this table. To specify multiple values, use an array.

Category	Artifact Type	Description
MATLAB	"m_class"	MATLAB class
	"m_file"	MATLAB file
	"m_func"	MATLAB function
	"m_method"	MATLAB class method
	"m_property"	MATLAB class property
Model Advisor	"ma_config_file"	Model Advisor configuration file
	"ma_justification_file"	Model Advisor justification file
Model Finder	"mf_database"	Model Finder database file
Process Advisor	"padv_dep_artifacts"	Related artifacts that current artifact depends on
	"padv_output_file"	Process Advisor output file
Project	"project"	Current project file
Requirements	"mwreq_file"	Requirement file (since R2024b)
	"mwreq_item"	Requirement (since R2024b)
	"sl_req"	Requirement (for R2024a and earlier)
	"sl_req_file"	Requirement file (for R2024a and earlier)
	"sl_req_table"	Requirements Table
Stateflow®	"sf_chart"	Stateflow chart
	"sf_graphical_fcn"	Stateflow graphical function
	"sf_group"	Stateflow group
	"sf_state"	Stateflow state
	"sf_state_transition_chart"	Stateflow state transition chart
	"sf_truth_table"	Stateflow truth table
Simulink	"sl_block_diagram"	Block diagram
	"sl_data_dictionary_file"	Data dictionary file
	"sl_embedded_matlab_fcn"	MATLAB function
	"sl_block_diagram"	Block diagram
	"sl_library_file"	Library file
	"sl_model_file"	Simulink model file
	"sl_protected_model_file"	Protected Simulink model file
	"sl_subsystem"	Subsystem
	"sl_subsystem_file"	Subsystem file
System Composer™	"zc_block_diagram"	System Composer architecture
	"zc_component"	System Composer architecture component
	"zc_file"	System Composer architecture file
Tests	"harness_info_file"	Harness info file
	"sl_harness_block_diagram"	Harness block diagram
	"sl_harness_file"	Test harness file
	"sl_test_case"	Simulink Test™ case
	"sl_test_case_result"	Simulink Test case result
	"sl_test_file"	Simulink Test file
	"sl_test_iteration"	Simulink Test iteration
	"sl_test_iteration_result"	Simulink Test iteration result
	"sl_test_report_file"	Simulink Test result report
	"sl_test_result_file"	Simulink Test result file
	"sl_test_resultset"	Simulink Test result set
	"sl_test_seq"	Test Sequence
	"sl_test_suite"	Simulink Test suite
	"sl_test_suite_result"	Simulink Test suite result

Example: "sl_model_file"

Example: ["sl_model_file "zc_file"]

IterationQuery — Find artifacts that task iterates over

padv.builtin.query.FindModels (default) | padv.Query object | name of padv.Query object

Query that finds the artifacts that the task iterates over, specified as a padv.Query object or the name of a padv.Query object. When you specify IterationQuery, the task runs one time for each artifact returned by the query. In the Process Advisor app, the artifacts returned by IterationQuery appear under task title.

For more information about task iterations, see Overview of Process Model.

InputDependencyQuery — Finds artifact dependencies for task inputs

padv.builtin.query.GetDependentArtifacts(IncludeRequirementLinkFiles=true) (default) | padv.Query object | name of padv.Query object

Query that finds artifact dependencies for task inputs, specified as a padv.Query object or the name of a padv.Query object.

The build system runs the query specified by InputDependencyQuery to find the dependencies for the task inputs, since those dependencies can impact if task results are up-to-date.

For more information about task inputs, see Overview of Process Model.

Example: padv.builtin.query.GetDependentArtifacts

Licenses — List of licenses that task requires

["matlab_report_gen" "simulink_report_gen"] (default) | string

List of licenses that the task requires, specified as a string.

Data Types: string

LaunchToolAction — Function that launches tool

@launchToolAction (default) | function handle

Function that launches a tool, specified as the function handle.

When you point to a task in the Process Advisor app, you can click the ellipsis (...) to see more options. For built-in tasks, you have the option to launch a tool associated with the task.

For the task GenerateSDDReport, you can launch a Report Options dialog.

Data Types: function_handle

LaunchToolText — Description of action that LaunchToolAction property performs

"Open SDD Report Options" (default) | string

Description of the action that the LaunchToolAction property performs, specified as a string.

Data Types: string

InputQueries — Inputs to task

padv.Query object | name of padv.Query object | array of padv.Query objects

Inputs to the task, specified as:

• a padv.Query object

• the name of padv.Query object

• an array of padv.Query objects

• an array of names of padv.Query objects

By default, the task GenerateSDDReport gets the current model that the task is iterating over by using the built-in query padv.builtin.query.GetIterationArtifact.

OutputDirectory — Location for standard task outputs

fullfile('$DEFAULTOUTPUTDIR$', '$ITERATIONARTIFACT$', 'system_design_description') (default) | string

Location for standard task outputs, specified as a string.

The built-in tasks use tokens, like $DEFAULTOUTPUTDIR$, as placeholders for dynamic path resolution during run-time. For more information, see Dynamically Resolve Paths with Tokens.

Data Types: string

SDD Report Options

DisplayReport — Open generated report

false or 0 (default) | true or 1

Open the generated report, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: true

Data Types: logical

IncludeCustomLibraries — Include custom libraries in design description

false or 0 (default) | true or 1

Include custom libraries in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: true

Data Types: logical

IncludeDetails — Include design details in design description

true or 1 (default) | false or 0

Include design details, like block parameters, in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: false

Data Types: logical

IncludeGlossary — Include glossary in design description

true or 1 (default) | false or 0

Include a glossary in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: false

Data Types: logical

IncludeLookupTables — Include lookup tables in design description

true or 1 (default) | false or 0

Include lookup tables in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: false

Data Types: logical

IncludeModelRefs — Include model references in design description

false or 0 (default) | true or 1

Include model references in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: true

Data Types: logical

IncludeRequirementsLinks — Include requirement links in design description

true or 1 (default) | false or 0

Include requirement links in the design description, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: false

Data Types: logical

LegalNotice — Legal notice that appears on report

"For Internal Distribution Only" (default) | string

Legal notice that appears on the report, specified as a string.

Example: "Confidential"

Data Types: string

ReportFormat — Output format for generated report

"html" (default) | "pdf" | "docx"

Output format for the generated report, specified as either:

• "html" — HTML format. You can use the property PackageType to specify whether report files are zipped, unzipped, or produce both zipped and unzipped files.

• "pdf" — PDF format

• "docx" — Microsoft^® Word document format

Example: "pdf"

ReportName — File name for generated report

"$ITERATIONARTIFACT$_SDD" (default) | string

File name for the generated report, specified as a string.

The built-in tasks use tokens, like $ITERATIONARTIFACT$, as placeholders for dynamic path resolution during run-time. For more information, see Dynamically Resolve Paths with Tokens.

Example: "mySDDReport"

Data Types: string

ReportPath — Path to generated report

fullfile('$DEFAULTOUTPUTDIR$', '$ITERATIONARTIFACT$', 'system_design_description') (default) | string

Path to the generated report, specified as a string.

The built-in tasks use tokens, like $DEFAULTOUTPUTDIR$, as placeholders for dynamic path resolution during run-time. For more information, see Dynamically Resolve Paths with Tokens.

Data Types: string

ReportTitle — Title of report

"" (default) | string

Title of the report, specified as a string.

Data Types: string

TitleImgPath — Path of image that appears on report title page

"" (default) | string

Path of image that appears on report title page, specified as a string.

Data Types: string

Subtitle — Subtitle of report

"Design Description" (default) | string

Subtitle of the report, specified as a string.

Data Types: string

TimeFormat — Date and time format for report creation date

"" (default) | "dd-mmm-yyyy" | "HH:MM:SS"

Since R2024b

Date and time format for report creation date, specified as one of the values listed in this table.

Value	Example Output
"dd-mmm-yyyy HH:MM:SS"	26-Jul-2021 17:10:21
"dd-mmm-yyyy"	26-Jul-2021
"mm/dd/yy"	07/26/21
"mmm"	Jul
"m"	J
"mm"	07
"mm/dd"	07/26
"dd"	26
"ddd"	Mon
"d"	M
"yyyy"	2021
"yy"	21
"mmmyy"	Jul21
"HH:MM:SS"	17:10:21
"HH:MM:SS PM"	5:10:21 PM
"HH:MM"	17:10
"HH:MM PM"	5:10 PM
"QQ-YY"	Q3-21
"QQ"	Q3

By default, if you do not specify a value for TimeFormat, the SDD report uses "dd-mmm-yyyy HH:MM:SS". The date and time appear next to Published on the title page of the report.

Example: "dd-mmm-yyyy"

Data Types: string

UseStatusWindow — Display report generation status messages in separate window

false or 0 (default) | true or 1

Display report generation status messages in separate window, specified as a numeric or logical 1 (true) or 0 (false).

Example: true

Data Types: logical

Methods

Specialized Public Methods

This class overrides the following inherited methods.

run	Generate a System Design Description (SDD) report using Simulink Report Generator Note You do not need to manually invoke this method. When you run a task using the Process Advisor app or the runprocess function, the build system automatically invokes the run method for the task. The run method inside this built-in task runs on a task object obj with task input input and returns a task result taskResult. The task result is a padv.TaskResult object that can store the pass, fail, and error information. If you inherit from this built-in task, make sure to use the same method signature inside your custom task. function taskResult = run(obj,input) ... end
dryRun	Dry run the task to validate task inputs and generate representative task outputs without actually running the task. The dryRun method inside this built-in task runs on a task object obj with task input input and returns a task result taskResult. The task result is a padv.TaskResult object that can store the pass, fail, and error information. If you inherit from this class, make sure to use the same method signature inside your custom task. function taskResult = dryRun(obj, input) ... end For more information, see Dry Run Tasks to Test Process Model.
launchToolAction	Launch Report Options dialog. Process Advisor uses this method when you open the tool associated with a task.

Examples

Add SDD Report Generation Task to Process

Add a task that can generate an SDD report for the models in your project.

Open the process model for your project. If you do not have a process model, open the Process Advisor app to automatically create a process model.

In the process model file, add the GenerateSDDReport task to your process model by calling the addTask method on the padv.ProcessModel object pm.

sddTask = pm.addTask(padv.builtin.task.GenerateSDDReport);

You can reconfigure the task behavior by using the task properties. For example, to generate a PDF instead of HTML, set the task property ReportFormat to "pdf".

sddTask.ReportFormat = "pdf";