Preview Tab

Click the Preview tab in the property sheet of the model, packages, and various other model objects in order to view the code that will be generated for it.

You can use the following tools and keyboard shortcuts from the Preview toolbar:

Tool

Description

Editor Menu [Shift+F11] Provides access to various editor features, including the insertion of and navigation through bookmarks in the Preview tab:
  • Toggle Bookmark [Ctrl+F2] Inserts or removes a bookmark (a blue box) at the cursor position.
  • Next Bookmark [F2]
  • Previous Bookmark [Shift+F2]
Note that bookmarks are not printable and are lost if you refresh the tab, or use the Show Generation Options tool.

Refresh [F5] - Refreshes the Preview tab.

You can debug the GTL templates that generate the code shown in the Preview tab. To do so, open the target or extension resource file, select the Enable Trace Mode option, and click OK to return to your model. You may need to click the Refresh tool to display the templates.

Select Generation Targets [Ctrl+F6] - Lets you select additional generation targets (defined in extensions), and adds a sub-tab for each selected target. For information about generation targets, see "Specifying Additional Generation Targets" in Chapter 1, Resource Files and the Public Metamodel in Customizing and Extending PowerDesigner .

Show Generation Options [Ctrl+W] - Opens the Generation Options dialog, allowing you to modify the generation options and to see the impact on the code.



Ignore Generation Options [Ctrl+D] - [PDM only] Ignores changes to the generation options made with the Show Generation Options tool.