Chapter 1 About This Book

Subject

This book describes the following PowerDesigner advanced features:

• Resource file management
• Profile management
• Generation template language (GTL) reference guide
• Metamodel overview
• File format overview

Audience

This book is for anyone already familiar with PowerDesigner standard features who wants to use advanced design features. Some experience with programming will be helpful.

Typographic conventions

PowerDesigner documentation uses specific typefaces to help you readily identify specific items:

• monospace text (normal and bold)
  
  Used for: Code samples, commands, compiled functions and files, references to variables.
  
  Example: declare user_defined..., the BeforeInsertTrigger template.
• bold text
  
  Any new term.
  
  Example: A shortcut has a target object.
• small caps
  
  Any key name.
  
  Example: Press the enter key.

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