Profile Category

The Profile category is used to extend standard PowerDesigner objects. You can refine the definition, behavior, and display of existing objects by creating extended attributes, stereotypes, criteria, forms, symbols, generated files, etc, and add new objects by creating and stereotyping extended objects and sub-objects.

You can add extensions either in :

your DBMS definition file - you should save a backup of this file before editing it.
a separate extended model definition file (Extended Model Definitions), which you attach to your model

For detailed information about working with profiles, see Extending Your Models with Profiles.

Adding an Extended Attribute to a DBMS
You can add an extended attribute in the Profile category.
Using Extended Attributes During Generation
Extended attributes can be taken into account during generation. Each extended attribute value can be used as a variable that can be referenced in the scripts defined in the Script category.

Parent topic: DBMS Resource File Reference