Chapter 11 PowerDesigner File Format Specification

Modifying an XML file

When you need to modify a model using its XML file, you should be very careful when adding or removing objects. Because of the overlapping structure of the file, even a minor syntax error could result in the file being unusable.

OID

If you create an object in an XML file by copying an existing object of the same type, make sure you remove the duplicated OID. It is better to remove a duplicated OID than try to create a new one because this new ID may not be unique in the model. PowerDesigner will automatically assign an OID to the new object when you open the model.

You can modify an XML file using:

• A standard text editor
• An XML editor

You can visualize an XML file using an XML viewer.

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