Study Data Diagnostic Utility

Running the Study Upgrade Expression Checker

1. Select a study from the Study dropdown list near the top of the main screen.

2. Select Tools > Study Reports > Arezzo Expression Upgrade Checks. The Expression Upgrade Checks Report window is displayed.

3. Select whether or not you wish to include validation messages in the report from the Report Type drop down list. Help on this...

   By default, all Arezzo expressions in the selected study are checked, but you can choose to exclude validation messages from the report. You may wish to do this if most validation messages in the study contain unquoted free text. These are accepted (and will display correctly) in both MACRO v3 and MACRO v4, but they will generate 'Compiler error' warnings in the Expression Checker report, which you may wish to avoid. Quoted validation message text will avoid such errors as this is seen as valid Arezzo syntax.

    

   For example, the following unquoted validation message will generate a compiler error:

   Please check the weight value. It is outside the expected range.

    

   The following quoted validation message will not generate any errors:

   'Please check the weight value. It is outside the expected range.'

    

4. Select a report type from the Output Format drop down list. Help on this...

   You can choose to generate a report in a text file, HTML or XML format. We recommend HTML as this is the clearest layout.

    

5. Click Generate Report.

The report is created in the output folder, and its name and location is displayed in the message area in the main window, together with the number of expressions identified which may pose a risk. This information is also echoed to a log file in the output folder. A new log file is created for each day and has a name such as M4_SUEC_Log20121022.log, where 20121022 represents the current date as yyyymmdd.

You can specify the Output folder by selecting Options > Output folder.

Related Topics

About the Expression Checker

Understanding the Expression Checker report