Working with Repository Documents

Depending on the rights and permissions provided to them, repository users can check in and out project, model, and file documents and may be able to create configurations, branches, and perform other operations on the contents of the repository.

• Checking Documents into the Repository
  You check documents into the repository to share them with others. You must have at least the Write permission on a document (or on one of its packages) to be able to check it in.
• Checking Documents out of the Repository
  You check out documents from the Repository in order to work on them in your local workspace. You must have at least the Read permission on a document (or on one of its packages) to be able to check it out.
• 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.
• Browsing the Repository
  The PowerDesigner repository can contain various types of node.
• Freezing Document Versions
  Unlike many repository systems, the PowerDesigner repository does not require you to create a new version of a document each time you check it in. You create a version only when you want to, by freezing the document.
• Locking Document Versions
  You can lock a repository document to prevent other users from making changes to it. Only you or a user with the Full permission on the document can check in changes to the document until you unlock it. Generally, you will release the lock when you check in the document.
• Grouping Document Versions in a Configuration
  A configuration is a container for grouping a set of repository documents versions together to mark a particular point in a project, such as a release or other project milestone. You must have the Manage Configurations right to create configurations.
• Branching Version Trees
  When you connect to the repository for the first time, the <Default> branch is created to act as the trunk of the version tree. You can create branches that diverge from the trunk to support concurrent development of multiple versions of repository documents. You must have the Manage Branches right to create branches.
• Sharing Resources in the Repository
  You can store PowerDesigner resource files (DBMSs, target languages, and extensions) 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.