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PowerDesigner®
General Features Guide
Version 9.5.1 38093-01-0951-01 Last modified: December 2002
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PowerDesigner modeling environment ..................................... |
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Managing windows.................................................................. |
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Understanding the main window organization.................. |
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Docking windows.............................................................. |
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Disabling the docking feature ........................................... |
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Hiding docking windows ................................................... |
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Restoring a docking window............................................. |
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Managing toolbars .................................................................. |
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Creating a toolbar ............................................................. |
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Customizing a toolbar....................................................... |
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Restoring the default settings of a toolbar........................ |
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Moving a toolbar............................................................... |
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Hiding and showing a toolbar ........................................... |
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Deleting a toolbar ............................................................. |
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Using the Palette .............................................................. |
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Using property sheets ............................................................. |
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Displaying a property sheet .............................................. |
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Customizing a property sheet........................................... |
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Displaying parent object property sheet ........................... |
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Inserting properties in the General page .......................... |
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Applying a business rule to an object ............................... |
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Displaying object notes..................................................... |
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Displaying object dependencies....................................... |
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Using extended dependencies ......................................... |
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Displaying version information ......................................... |
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Validating changes in a property sheet ............................ |
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Closing a property sheet................................................... |
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Finding text using regular expressions............................. |
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Using lists................................................................................ |
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Displaying a list from the Model menu ............................. |
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Displaying a list from a property sheet ............................. |
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Understanding the list tools .............................................. |
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Adding items at the end of a list ....................................... |
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Inserting an item in an ordered list ................................... |
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Adding a link object in a list .............................................. |
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Adding an item from a selection list ................................. |
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Selecting an item from a selection tree ............................ |
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Finding a row in a list........................................................ |
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Selecting all list items ....................................................... |
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Arranging items on an ordered list ................................... |
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Changing cursor position on a list .................................... |
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Defining a filter on a list .................................................... |
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Modifying properties on a list............................................ |
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Validating changes in a list............................................... |
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Closing a list ..................................................................... |
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Defining global options............................................................ |
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Defining general options................................................... |
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Defining dialog box behavior ............................................ |
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Defining a text editor ........................................................ |
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Defining environment variables ........................................ |
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Defining named paths ...................................................... |
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Defining a default font ...................................................... |
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Identifying items in the tree view............................................. |
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Defining Browser display options............................................ |
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Managing nodes in the Browser tree view .............................. |
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Creating an object in the Browser .................................... |
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Displaying node properties ............................................... |
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Opening a diagram from the Browser tree view............... |
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Opening the report editor from the Browser tree view...... |
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Displaying a node contextual menu ................................. |
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Editing an item in place .................................................... |
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Dragging and dropping items ........................................... |
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Finding objects in the Browser tree view.......................... |
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Defining a workspace.............................................................. |
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Using the workspace............................................................... |
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Creating a workspace....................................................... |
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Opening a workspace....................................................... |
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Renaming a workspace.................................................... |
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Defining a startup option................................................... |
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Changing workspace........................................................ |
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Saving a workspace ....................................................... |
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Saving a workspace under another name...................... |
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Saving a workspace and its contents ............................. |
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Closing a workspace ...................................................... |
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Building a workspace ............................................................ |
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Creating new items in a workspace................................ |
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Adding items to a workspace ......................................... |
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Deleting a workspace............................................................ |
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Defining a folder.................................................................... |
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Using a folder........................................................................ |
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Creating a folder............................................................. |
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Renaming a folder .......................................................... |
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Creating an item in a folder ............................................ |
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Adding an item to a folder .............................................. |
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Saving a folder................................................................ |
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Deleting a folder.................................................................... |
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Defining a model ................................................................... |
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Model properties............................................................. |
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Creating a model ............................................................ |
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Creating a model from the Browser tree view ................ |
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Opening an existing model............................................. |
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Opening a model previously closed in the workspace ... |
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Adding models to the workspace ................................... |
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Renaming a model in the Browser tree view.................. |
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Modifying model properties ............................................ |
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Saving a model............................................................... |
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Saving all models ........................................................... |
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Generating a model........................................................ |
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Closing a model.............................................................. |
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Deleting a model............................................................. |
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Sending a model via a messaging application ............... |
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Using the free model............................................................. |
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Defining naming conventions................................................ |
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Defining name/code format................................................... |
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Displaying the name or the code of objects ................... |
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Defining name and code format for a type of object ...... |
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Creating a template for name and code format ............. |
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Applying a naming template to a type of object.............. |
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Defining name/code conversions.......................................... |
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Using a conversion script ............................................... |
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Using a conversion table ................................................ |
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Defining a package ............................................................... |
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Package properties ........................................................ |
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Creating a package ........................................................ |
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Defining the diagram type of a new package ................. |
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Opening an existing package......................................... |
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Renaming a package in the Browser tree view.............. |
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Modifying the properties of a package ........................... |
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Saving a package........................................................... |
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Managing the namespace in models .................................... |
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Defining the namespace concept................................... |
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Defining the namespace of a package........................... |
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Defining a diagram................................................................ |
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Diagram properties......................................................... |
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Creating a diagram......................................................... |
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Adding a diagram to a model or a package ................... |
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Opening an existing diagram.......................................... |
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Modifying the properties of a diagram ............................ |
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Hiding and showing symbols in the diagram .................. |
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Finding an object symbol in the diagram........................ |
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Managing hierarchical diagrams .................................... |
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Adding symbols to a diagram ......................................... |
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Saving a diagram ........................................................... |
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Deleting a diagram ......................................................... |
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Converting a diagram to a package...................................... |
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Interchanging models using XMI format ............................... |
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Importing XMI files.......................................................... |
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Exporting XMI files ......................................................... |
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Defining objects .................................................................... |
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Object names ................................................................. |
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Object codes .................................................................. |
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Object comment ............................................................. |
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Displaying object properties ........................................... |
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Identifying objects........................................................... |
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Creating an object .......................................................... |
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Attaching notes to an object ........................................... |
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Renaming an object from the Browser tree view............ |
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Modifying object properties............................................. |
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Using extended attributes............................................... |
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Previewing the code of an object.................................... |
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Dragging and dropping objects ............................................. |
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Drag and drop default action .......................................... |
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Modifying the drag and drop default action .................... |
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Using the drag and drop feature..................................... |
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Copying objects..................................................................... |
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Selecting object to copy.................................................. |
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Copying objects to the Clipboard.................................... |
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Pasting objects...................................................................... |
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Selecting a paste target.................................................. |
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Pasting an object from the Clipboard ............................. |
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Pasting a shortcut........................................................... |
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Pasting an object as a shortcut ...................................... |
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Managing paste conflicts................................................ |
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Creating a graphical synonym for an object.......................... |
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Moving objects from package to package ............................ |
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Moving entities................................................................ |
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Moving an object from a package to another ................. |
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Finding objects...................................................................... |
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Defining find parameters ................................................ |
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Using the Result List....................................................... |
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Analyzing object dependencies............................................. |
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Deleting objects .................................................................... |
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Displaying the delete confirmation dialog box ................ |
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Selecting the type of deletion ......................................... |
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Deleting an object........................................................... |
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Deleting an object and its related objects....................... |
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Deleting an object in a list............................................... |
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Deleting a free symbol.................................................... |
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Using file objects................................................................... |
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File object properties ...................................................... |
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Creating a file object....................................................... |
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Modifying the properties of a file object.......................... |
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Opening an existing file object ....................................... |
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Selecting an application program for a file object........... |
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Attaching a file object to a PowerDesigner object .......... |
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Modifying the file object display preferences.................. |
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Saving a file object ......................................................... |
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Working with extended model definitions ............................. |
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Creating an extended model definition........................... |
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Missing extended model definition ................................. |
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Selecting extended model definitions............................. |
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Exporting an extended model definition ......................... |
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Accessing objects using VBScript ........................................ |
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Basic concepts ............................................................... |
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Introducing the HTML help file ....................................... |
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Using the Edit/Run Script editor ..................................... |
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How to ............................................................................ |
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Manipulating the Repository using VBScript .................. |
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Manipulating reports....................................................... |
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VBScript uses in PowerDesigner ................................... |
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OLE Automation ............................................................. |
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Using customized commands ........................................ |
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Defining a shortcut................................................................ |
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Stating the problem ........................................................ |
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Understanding the shortcut concept............................... |
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Shortcut properties ......................................................... |
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Creating a shortcut ......................................................... |
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Saving the referencing model......................................... |
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Linking shortcuts ............................................................ |
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Modifying shortcut properties ......................................... |
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Shortcut synchronization ................................................ |
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Displaying shortcuts.............................................................. |
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Understanding the display of a shortcut symbol............. |
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Modifying the shortcut display preferences .................... |
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Locating shortcuts in the Browser tree view................... |
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Locating the dependent objects of a shortcut ................ |
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Displaying all the shortcuts of a target object................. |
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Displaying all the shortcuts of an object type ................. |
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Working with shortcuts ......................................................... |
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Using the list of shortcuts ............................................... |
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Using the list of target models........................................ |
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Deleting a shortcut ......................................................... |
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Generating shortcuts ............................................................ |
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Defining object replications................................................... |
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Stating the problem ........................................................ |
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Understanding the object replication concept ................ |
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Object replication vs. shortcut ........................................ |
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Replication object properties .......................................... |
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Creating a replica ........................................................... |
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Desynchronizing replicated attributes, replicated |
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Replica synchronization.................................................. |
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Displaying replications .......................................................... |
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Consulting all the replications of an original object......... |
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Consulting all the replicas of an object type ................... |
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Working with object replications ........................................... |
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Using the list of replications............................................ |
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Comparing and merging replications.............................. |
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Generating replications................................................... |
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Moving replications......................................................... |
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Deleting a replication ...................................................... |
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Comparing models................................................................ |
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Understanding the comparison window ......................... |
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Defining comparison parameters ................................... |
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Analyzing object differences in the object comparison |
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Analyzing object differences in the properties |
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Navigating among differences in the object comparison |
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Previewing and printing comparison result..................... |
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Merging models .................................................................... |
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Understanding the merge window.................................. |
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Defining merge parameters............................................ |
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Analyzing merge actions ................................................ |
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Selecting merge actions in the model to be merged ...... |
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Selecting properties to merge ........................................ |
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Synchronizing objects manually ..................................... |
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Previewing and printing merge actions........................... |
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Starting the merge process ............................................ |
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What is the resource editor?................................................. |
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Managing resource files........................................................ |
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Using the list of resource files ........................................ |
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Creating a resource file .................................................. |
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Importing a resource file................................................. |
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Saving a resource file..................................................... |
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Comparing and merging resource files .......................... |
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Using the resource editor...................................................... |
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Category and entry properties ........................................ |
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Modifying a resource file ................................................ |
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Model display preferences .................................................... |
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Applying display preferences.......................................... |
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Selecting general display preferences ........................... |
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Selecting object view display preferences...................... |
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Selecting format display preferences ............................. |
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Modifying symbol appearance .............................................. |
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Selecting symbols .......................................................... |
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Applying color to a symbol.............................................. |
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Applying a line style to symbols...................................... |
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Customizing the shape of a symbol ............................... |
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Bending a line................................................................. |
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Straightening a line......................................................... |
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Dragging a link symbol from one object to another........ |
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Adding and removing shadow ........................................ |
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Flipping symbols............................................................. |
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Sizing symbols................................................................ |
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Applying size preferences to a symbol........................... |
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Adjusting a symbol size to text ....................................... |
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Hiding and showing symbols.......................................... |
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Grouping and ungrouping symbols ................................ |
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Protecting and unprotecting symbols ............................. |
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Moving symbols .................................................................... |
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Snap to Grid ................................................................... |
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Auto-layout ..................................................................... |
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Aligning symbols............................................................. |
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Setting line disposition.................................................... |
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Arranging symbols.......................................................... |
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Arranging connectors ..................................................... |
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Arranging attach points .................................................. |
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Arranging attached text .................................................. |
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Overlapping symbols...................................................... |
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Finding a symbol in the diagram from an objects list ..... |
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Inserting graphics.................................................................. |
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Drawing shapes.............................................................. |
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Drawing lines.................................................................. |
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Inserting a title box ......................................................... |
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Importing images............................................................ |
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Using free text....................................................................... |
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Inserting free text............................................................ |
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Inserting text in a shape ................................................. |
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Applying a color to free text............................................ |
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Selecting a font for free text ........................................... |
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Aligning free text............................................................. |
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