Creating a Model Report

There are two steps to creating a PowerDesigner model report:

Define the contents and format of the report - PowerDesigner provides a variety of ways to define model reports:
- Standard Report Templates – to generate a model report directly, without any configuration. See Creating a Report with a Report Template.
- The Report Wizard – to easily control the generation of a model report with minimal intervention. See Creating a report with the Report Wizard.
- The Report Editor – to have full control over the content and format of your reports. See Creating a report with the Report Editor.
Generate the report – PowerDesigner supports generating reports in HTML or RTF, or will print them directly. See Generating a model report

You can combine these methods as necessary. For example, you could create an initial report with a standard template, refine your selection of objects with the wizard, and then fine-tune formatting in the editor.

Creating a Report with a Report Template
The easiest way to create a model report without any configuration is to use one of the standard model report templates. These allow you to generate a report directly in HTML or RTF format, without specifying objects or formats.
Creating a Report with the Report Wizard
The Report Wizard is an easy way to select which objects will appear in your report, and to control their formatting.
Creating a Report with the Report Editor
The Report Editor gives you complete control over the content and format of your report. You can create a blank report from the List of Reports, open it in the Report Editor, and build it using Report Items.
Generating a Model Report
The Generate Report window also allows you to access the standard report templates, or templates or reports that you have previously created, and to generate them in HTML or RTF format, or to print them directly.

Parent topic: Reports