Maximum Layer Breadth

Metric ID

slcomp.MaxLayerBreadth

Description

Use this metric to determine the maximum number of child model components that a single model layer in the unit or component contains.

This metric analyzes these model components:

• Simulink^® Block Diagrams

• Simulink Subsystems

• Stateflow^® Charts

• MATLAB^® Functions

Computation Details

The metric:

• Includes model references as child model components.

• Does not count relationships to data dictionaries. For example, suppose that you have a block diagram that contains a subsystem and requires a Simulink Data Dictionary (SLDD) file. The layer breadth for the model component is one, not two.

• Does not count relationships to other units. For example, if you have a component with a required relationship to another model that is a unit, that relationship is not included in the metric count. The metric only analyzes the relationship if the other model is not a unit.

Collection

To collect data for this metric:

• In the Model Maintainability Dashboard, in the Component Structure section, point to the Breadth widget and click the Run metrics for widget icon. The Breadth widget shows the maximum breadth found in the current unit or component. If you click on the Breadth widget, you can view a table that shows the breadth for each artifact.

• Use getMetrics with the metric identifier slcomp.MaxLayerBreadth.

Results

For this metric, instances of metric.Result return Value as the maximum number of child model components for a unit or component.

Examples

Suppose you have a unit, u3, that contains three subsystems: e1, e2, and e3. e1 has a layer breadth of 2, e2 has a layer breadth of three, and e3 has a layer breadth of four. The maximum layer breadth for the unit is four because that is the maximum of the layer breadth values associated with the child model components for the unit. You can view the layer breadth associated with each child model component in the Metric Details table by clicking on the Breadth widget.