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:

Object language	What is generated
Analysis	No files generated as this language is mainly used for modeling purpose
C#	.CS definition files
C++	C++ definition files (.h and .cpp)
IDL-CORBA	IDL-CORBA definition files
Java	Java files from classes and interfaces of the model. Includes support of EJB and J2EE
PowerBuilder	.PBL application or .SRU files from classes of the model
Visual Basic.Net	.VB files
XML–DTD	.DTD files
XML–Schema	.XSD files. Includes standard XML language properties

The PowerDesigner generation system is extremely customizable through the use of extended model definitions, profiles, and generation templates.

For detailed information about customizing the generation of your code, see Customizing and Extending PowerDesigner.

Generating Source Files
PowerDesigner provides a standard interface for generating source files for all the supported OO languages. For details of language-specific options and generation tasks, see the appropriate language chapter.
Working with Generation Targets
The Targets tab of the Generation dialog box allows you to specify additional generation targets, which are defined by extended model definition (.XEMs) attached to your model.
Defining the Source Code Package
For those languages that support the concept of packages and/or namespaces, classes must be generated in packages that are used as qualifying namespace. You can define these qualifying packages one by one in the model as necessary, or insert a base structure automatically via the Add Package Hierarchy command.
Enabling Trace Mode in Preview Tabs
You can display the generation templates that generate code from the Preview page in object property sheets, provided the Enable Trace Mode check box is selected in the object language, or extended model definition editors.

Parent topic: Generating and Reverse Engineering OO Source Files