Working with Repository Documents

Repository users can perform various operations on project, model or file documents stored in the repository.

The majority of repository users will be concerned primarily with:

adding documents to the repository (see Adding Documents to the Repository)
checking in changes made to these documents (see Checking in Changes to Documents Stored in the Repository)
checking out documents (see Checking Documents Out From the Repository)
browsing, searching for, and comparing documents (see Browsing the Repository)
freezing and unfreezing documents (see Document Versions)
locking and unlocking documents (see Document Locks)
creating branches in the repository version tree (see Repository Branches)
creating configurations, collections of related document versions (see Repository Configurations)

Note:

You must have at least Write permission to add or check in a documents in the repository, and at least Read permission to check one out. For more information on permissions, see Controlling Permissions for Repository Items.

Checking the State of a Document
PowerDesigner monitors the state of your local document versions against those stored in the repository. A small icon is displayed before the document name in the Local tab of the Browser and, if you select the document, its status is displayed in the status bar.
Adding Documents to the Repository
To add project, model, or file documents to the repository, you must have Write or Full permission on the target folder or root node.
Checking in Changes to Documents Stored in the Repository
To check in changes to project, model, or file documents stored in the repository, you must have Write or Full permission on the document or (for a model) on one of its packages.
Checking Documents Out From the Repository
To check project, model, or file documents out from the repository, you must have read, write, or full permission on the document or (for a model), one of its packages. Documents for which you have only a List permission or no permission at all cannot be checked out.
Browsing the Repository
The PowerDesigner repository can contain various types of node.
Document Versions
A version is a snapshot of a document or model object at a given moment in time. Versions are created to keep track of changes during the lifetime of a document or object, and appear as a tree on the Versions tab of repository object property sheets. Details of the current version are displayed on the Version Info tab.
Document Locks
A lock is a temporary protection you set on a document version when you check it out, to prevent other users from updating it before you check it in. You must have at least the Lock Versions right to lock a document.
Repository Branches
A branch is a view of the version tree, which shows all the document versions present in its parent branch at the time the new branch is created.
Repository Configurations
A configuration is a set of document versions, which are grouped together in order to make them easier to recover. Configurations can be useful for grouping model versions that have dependencies between them (for example, through generation links or shortcuts) or documents that represent a particular point in your development, such as a release. You can easily check out all the documents included in the configuration.
Sharing Resources in the Repository
You can store PowerDesigner resource files (DBMSs, target languages, and extended model definitions) in the repository and automate their deployment to your team. Resource file sharing helps you to ensure that all your team are using the same DBMS or other target with any appropriate extensions.