Model Generation Options Window

The following options are available on the General tab:

Generate new ...

Option	Description
DBMS, Object, XML, or Process language	Specifies the target for the model to be generated. Select one of the radio buttons to: Share and link to the target definition Copy the target definition to the model to allow it to be modified without affecting other models
Name	Specifies the name for the model to be generated.
Code	Specifies the code for the model to be generated.

Click the Configure Model Options button to open the Model Options dialog for the model to be generated, in which you can specify naming conventions (see Naming Conventions) and other model options. For more information about the model options available for a particular type of model, see the appropriate modeling guide.

Update existing...

Option	Description
Select model	Specifies the target model to be updated. Select a model that has already been generated from the current model from the list, or click the ellipsis button to the right to open a list of other models of the same type open in the workspace.
DBMS, Object, XML, or Process language	Displays the target of the model to be updated.
Preserve modifications	Allows you to manually compare and merge the source model with the model to be generated in the Merge Models window (see Comparing and Merging Models). If this option is not selected, all the existing objects in the target model will be automatically replaced by those in the generated model.

Option

Description

Select model

Specifies the target model to be updated. Select a model that has already been generated from the current model from the list, or click the ellipsis button to the right to open a list of other models of the same type open in the workspace.

DBMS, Object, XML, or Process language

Displays the target of the model to be updated.

Preserve modifications

Allows you to manually compare and merge the source model with the model to be generated in the Merge Models window (see Comparing and Merging Models).

If this option is not selected, all the existing objects in the target model will be automatically replaced by those in the generated model.

Model Generation Options Window DBMS Preserve Options Tab
This tab is only available when you generate a PDM from another PDM, and allows you to choose to preserve or lose, the values associated with the following database objects:
Model Generation Options Window Detail Tab
The following options are available on this tab:
Model Generation Options Window Target Models Tab
Shortcuts reference a target object in a target model, to allow you to share objects between different models. You can preserve the link between a generated shortcut and its target object during generation. By default, the Generate check box is selected and the Generated as property is set to Shortcut in the shortcut property sheet, which allows you to preserve the link between a shortcut and its target object through generation.

Parent topic: Generating Models