Chapter 5 Using the PowerDesigner Interface

Creating a named path

You create a named path to be able to exchange files with other team members. If the predefined named paths in PowerDesigner do not correspond to your needs, you can create additional named paths.

Before creating any new named path, make sure the entire team agrees upon the name of the named path because it has to be shared among users.

Unlike predefined named paths, you can edit the name and the path of a user-defined named path, provided other team members carry out the same change.

You can also delete a user-defined named path, but this also needs to be a collective decision.

To create a named path:

1. Select Tools→General Options to display the General Options dialog box. By default, the General category is selected.
2. Select Named Path in the Category tree view to display the Named Paths page.
3. Click the Add a Row tool and type a name in the Name column.
4. Type a path in the Path column, you can also click the Ellipsis button and browse to a folder.
5. Click OK.

You can also create named paths from the Unresolved Named Paths dialog box.

For more information, see the "How named paths are used" section.

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