When you export a model file in RTF format, you get a file which can be viewed by any word processor which can interpret this format. Examples of such are Microsoft Word, Wordperfect etc. RTF files are fully formatted and can include graphics.
When the export file is produced, DynRisk starts with the current folder, i.e., the one whose contents are shown in the active window, and then runs through all subfolders of this down to the lowest level in the folder structure. This means that only objects in the current folder or below will be exported. If you want to export the entire model file, make sure that the active window is the main document window, i.e., the window corresponding to the top level in the folder structure.
In the RTF view you control the format of the RTF export file. The checkboxes in the upper part of this view are used to specify what you want to include in the file.
If you include graphs, the RTF file will contain all the influence diagrams from the different folders in the model stored as pictures. Sometimes all the objects in a particular graph are folders. Often you may want to skip such graphs in the RTF file. This is done by checking the “Don't plot folder graphs” option.
If you include node tables, the RTF file will contain a node table for each folder. In each table row you will find the following attributes:
• Name
• Unit
• Local factor
• Distribution
• Parameter (a)
• Parameter (b)
• Parameter (c)
If a folder contains an alias of a node, the corresponding table row will display data taken from the node which the alias refers to. If you have a lot of aliases in your model, there will be lots of redundancy in the export file. If you want to avoid this, you can check the “Don't table aliases” option.
If you have entered a lot of information in the “Get info…” dialog boxes, you may want this to be included in the export file. To accomplish this, check the “Include node info” option. In fact by checking this option, you include folder info as well.
If you include edge tables, the RTF file will contain an edge table for each folder. In each table row you will find the following attributes:
• Input name
• Output name
• Function
• Parameter (a)
• Parameter (b)
• Parameter (c)
• Parameter (d)
• Parameter (e)
If an edge has an associated function, it is called a “gray” edge. Other edges are called “black” edges. Since black edges do not contain any data, you may want to skip them in the exported file. This is done by checking the “Don't table black edges” option.
Finally you can include a table of the references in the model file by checking the “Include references” option. Each row in this table will contain the name of one of the references as well as data for the node which the reference is associated with.
The “Font” popup menu is used to choose the font used in the export file.
The “Doc.type” popup menu is used to select the creator application for the export file. If you e.g., use Microsoft Word to view the export file, you should choose this application in the “Doc.type” menu. By doing this, the export file gets the correct icon, and you can open it with the right application simply by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.
