Generating and Reverse Engineering OO Source Files

PowerDesigner can generate and reverse engineer source files from and to an OOM.

• Generating OO Source Files from an OOM
  By default, PowerDesigner supports the generation of the following types of objects for the languages supported by the OOM:
• Reverse Engineering OO Source Files into an OOM
  Reverse engineering is the process of extracting data or source code from a file and using it to build or update an OOM. You can reverse engineer objects to a new model, or to an existing model.
• Synchronizing a Model with Generated Files
  You can design your system in PowerDesigner, use the generation process, then visualize and modify the generated file in your code editor, synchronize the classifiers with the source code and then go back to the model. With this feature, you can modify the generated file and reverse in the same generated file.

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Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com