You can merge the content of two PowerDesigner models or two resource files of the same type at any time.
Note: For information about selecting resource files to merge, see "Merging resource files" in
Chapter 1, Resource Files and the Public Metamodel in Customizing and Extending PowerDesigner
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Select to open the Select Models to Merge dialog box.
The current model is displayed in the To field.
- Select a model to merge in the From list. Only models of the same type in the workspace are available for merging.
- [optional] Click the Options button to open the Comparison Options window and specify which objects and properties you want to include in the comparison and possible merging (see Comparison Options).
- Click OK to open the Merge Models window, which displays the objects contained within the models or resource files in a tree format, and highlights the differences between them (see Analyzing Differences in the Merge Models Window). You can apply a filter to simplify the list of differences (see Filtering the Changes to Merge).
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After selecting the merge actions that you want to perform, click OK.
The Merge Models dialog box closes and the merge begins. Merge messages are displayed in the Output pane. A final message informs you that the models were successfully merged.
