Creating a Shortcut in the List of Shortcuts

You can create a shortcut from the List of shortcuts.

Select Model > Shortcuts to open the List of Shortcuts.
Click the Add Shortcuts tool to open the Add Shortcuts selection box.
Select the appropriate model and package in the upper part of the dialog box, and select objects to add as shortcuts using the sub-tabs in the lower part of the dialog.
Click OK to return to the List of Shortcuts.
The newly-selected objects are displayed in the List of Shortcuts.

For more information, see Adding an Item from a Selection List.

The following rules restrict the use of shortcuts:

You cannot create more than one shortcut to the same target object in the same model or package
You cannot create a shortcut for a data item outside the current namespace
You cannot create links between two shortcuts, if the link implies a parent/child hierarchy (for example: reference link between two table shortcuts in the PDM)
You cannot create a link between an entity and the shortcut of an inheritance. For more information, see Linking shortcuts.

When you create a shortcut, the following display rules apply to the shortcut symbol:

If referencing model or package...	PowerDesigner creates...
Does not contain the shortcut	Shortcut and shortcut symbol
Already contains shortcut without symbol	Shortcut symbol
Already contains shortcut with symbol	Shortcut synonym