Attaching Extensions

The Select Extensions dialog allows you to attach extensions to your model at creation time. Extended model definitions may contain additional types of objects or extensions to standard objects, along with additional generation targets and other extensions to PowerDesigner's standard capabilities.

1. Click the Select Extensions tool in the New Model dialog.
2. Review the different sorts of extensions available by clicking the sub-tabs and select one or more to attach to your model.
3. Select one of the following radio buttons:
   
   • Share – creates a link to the XEM file. Changes made to the target affect all models that share it.
   • Copy – creates a copy of the XEM and saves it with the model. Changes made to the target affect only the current model.
4. Click OK to close the dialog and return to the New Model dialog.
   Note: You can attach extensions to your model after creation by selecting Model > Extended Model Definitions and clicking the Import an Extended Model Definition tool.