Chapter 3 Business Process Model Basics
You can change the process language of a model using the Change Current Process Language command from the Language menu.
If you change the process language of a model, the whole model content is automatically modified according to the process language you have selected. For example if you change the process language of a model from the Analysis language to an executable language, the content of your current model is automatically replaced and appropriate transformations on the whole model are performed, preventing you from doing any object selection.
The Change Current Process Language feature can be compared to a model to model generation, in which the source model is not preserved and the selection of objects to generate is not possible.
For more information on the different types of transformations that occur when you change the process language of a model to an executable language, see the "Generating an executable BPM" section in the Generating Other Models from a BPM chapter.
When you change the process language of a model, you have to define the status of the language:
| Process language | Description |
|---|---|
| Share | Use the shared process language stored in the Process Languages directory of your installation. Any changes made to the process language are available to the linked BPM |
| Copy | Create a copy of the process language in the model. The current process language is independent from the original process language so any changes made in the process language are not available to other models. The process language is saved with the model and cannot be used by other models |
Caution
PowerDesigner is delivered with a set of process languages. It is strongly advised to make a backup copy of each process language before you start modifying them.
To change the process language of a model:
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