File Objects

A file object is a graphical representation of a Windows supported file (for example, a Java file, script SQL, or MS Word file). The file object can be external to the model or embedded in it.

You can use a file object for different purposes in PowerDesigner. For example you can:

• Creating a File Object
  You can create a file object in any of the following ways:
• File Object Properties
  You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a file object property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Files folder. The General tab contains the following properties:
• Opening and Editing File Objects
  When you work with an embedded object file, the content of the file is stored into a temporary file while the associated application opens. Each time you save your file in the associated application, its content is automatically copied from the temporary file into your PowerDesigner model. If you rename your file in the associated application, PowerDesigner will not be able to recognize your file and its content will not be copied into your model.
• Attaching a File Object to a PowerDesigner Object
  You can attach a file object to another object in any of the following ways:
• Modifying the File Object Display Preferences
  You can modify the following display preference for a file object using the Tools Display Preferences command:

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