Check model error
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Check model is the designer feature that helps you find mistakes in the model. Usually they are easy enough to understand, but there are times when things to wrong and it's not easy. Some odd thing "gets stuck" or you have merged the model in your repository and you get XML errors in the saved model, like below;
Check model is the designer feature that helps you find mistakes in the model. Usually, these are easy enough to understand, but there are times when things go wrong and it's not easy. Some odd thing "gets stuck" or you have merged the model in your repository and you get XML errors in the saved model, like below;
[[File:Model error.png|none|thumb|651x651px]]
[[File:Model error.png|none|thumb|651x651px]]


This is really difficult to find if looking at all the model files.
This is very difficult to find when looking at all the model files.


But, the model debugger to the rescue.
But, the model debugger comes to the rescue.
[[File:Access model debugger.png|none|thumb]]
[[File:Access model debugger.png|none|thumb]]
Open the model debugger by right clicking on a diagram background and select Extras and Open Model Debugger...
Open the model debugger by right-clicking on a diagram background and selecting Extras and Open Model Debugger.
[[File:Finding model error.png|none|thumb|582x582px]]
[[File:Finding model error.png|none|thumb|582x582px]]
You can then click to open the object editor to investigate, usually find where the problem lies, or at least delete the offending model object using EAL.
You can then click to open the object editor to investigate, find where the problem lies, or at least delete the offending model object using EAL.
[[Category:MDriven Designer]]
[[Category:MDriven Designer]]

Revision as of 07:35, 27 January 2023

Check model is the designer feature that helps you find mistakes in the model. Usually, these are easy enough to understand, but there are times when things go wrong and it's not easy. Some odd thing "gets stuck" or you have merged the model in your repository and you get XML errors in the saved model, like below;

Model error.png

This is very difficult to find when looking at all the model files.

But, the model debugger comes to the rescue.

Access model debugger.png

Open the model debugger by right-clicking on a diagram background and selecting Extras and Open Model Debugger.

Finding model error.png

You can then click to open the object editor to investigate, find where the problem lies, or at least delete the offending model object using EAL.

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