Change font and text color of a model object using a report script

Hi,

Just ran across the solution when I was searching for something completely different!

These are the few lines that you need if you want a black text color:

 

var lang = Context.getSelectedLanguage();
var db = ArisData.getActiveDatabase();
var fontStyle = db.createFontStyle("Custom Font Style", lang, true);
fontStyle.Font(lang).setColor(0);

or, if you want to build upon the current font style:

var lang = Context.getSelectedLanguage();
var db = ArisData.getActiveDatabase();
var fontStyle = db.defaultFontStyle();
fontStyle.Font(lang).setColor(0);

Hope this helps someone else then! :)

Have a nice day

Laurent

Laurent,

I came across your discussion about the font colors, and you seem very knowledgeable when it comes to programming.

I am just starting to write scripts in ARIS, and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction to where I could get the most help on this topic (whether it be books, websites, etc).

Thank you in advance!

Chris

Hi Chris,

In fact, I am not very experienced with ARIS and I only worked with ARIS for 2 weeks when posting this.

However, this pretty much sums up how I managed to learn ARIS scripting:

• I already knew a little bit of JavaScript
• Use this forum, browse the threads in this group (Reports & Macros in ARIS)
  
  Here are some posts I found particularly helpful:
  
  Reports and macros in ARIS
  
  How to import values through Excel?
  
  Anyone knows how to create a new object from scratch and assign attributes to it?
  
  ARIS scripting tutorials
• The script documentation that is included in Business Architect 7.2: see
  
  (in the main menu of the application) Help → ARIS Script
• A lot of trial and error ;)

Hope this helps!

Laurent

Hi Mr. Laurent Seiler,

Good morning. I am an ARIS Administrator and I would like to seek your help in creating a script that will automatically apply a specific Template to a directory of models. 

I know that you can apply a template to a model one by one (Right click on the model, Format--> Apply Template). However, we have thousands of models in one directory and I was wondering if there is an easier way to do this? 

Thank you and hoping to hear from you. 

Thanks, Paula De Guzman 

Hi Paula,

I'm sorry, I have never done something like that. However, I would try something like this:

// Get selected database
var db = ArisData.getActiveDatabase();

// Get all models. Constant documented in Help > ARIS Script > 
// Methods for reports and semanticchecks > Constants > FindConstants
var all_models = db.Find(Constants.SEARCH_MODEL);

// Get some template and modify it as you wish. Function found in
// Help > ARIS Script > Methods for reports and semanticchecks > Objects > Model
var base_template = all_models[0].getTemplate();
// ..... change properties. Don't know how to do that ......

// For each model, apply template
for (int i = 0; i < all_models.length; i++) {

    // Apply template. Function found in Help > ARIS Script > 
    // Methods for reports and semanticchecks > Objects > Model
    all_models[i].setTemplate(base_template);

}

I have not tried this, and I don't know if it works at all, but you could try and report back :)

Bye,

Laurent

Hello Laurent,

if this works for you I would recommend using templates for this. Then you can easily apply the template via standard report to your models, and they will be reformatted based on the selected template.

Regards

MH

Hello Paula,

It is actually possible to apply a template on many models at one time. You can either select the models from a single group n ARIS Explorer if you have this structure. Or if the models are spred out in different groups, use the Find functionality to locate them. Thereafter you can apply the Template on the result by selecting them all and right-mouse click --> Apply template.

I hope this tip can help you to achive what you need to do.

Regards    / Harry

Hello to everyone, and thank you for your help. :)

Hey Harry, it's nice to catch you here in the ARIS Community! :)