When you paste an object in PowerDesigner, checks are applied in order to verify that no conflict occurs between the identifying properties of the objects. The identifying criteria depends on the type of object, for some objects it is just the code, for others, the name and the code.
For more information about the identifying properties of an object, see Object namespaces.
When a paste conflict occurs, PowerDesigner automatically renames the name and/or the code of the object in the following way:
A message is displayed in the Output pane to warn you that the object was renamed.
When a paste conflict occurs on a CDM entity, the entity is renamed according to the data item options set in the model.
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Data item options |
Result of copying an entity |
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Unique Code Allow Reuse |
New entity with new name and code New identifier with new name and code Reuses other attributes |
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Unique Code only |
New entity with new name and code New identifier with new name and code New attributes with new names and codes |
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Allow Reuse only |
New entity with new name and code New identifier with same name and code Reuses other attributes |
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None |
New entity with new name and code New identifier with same name and code New attributes with same names and codes |