Chapter 3 Getting Started with the PowerDesigner Eclipse Plugin

Activating toolbars

Specific toolbars are set by default in the PowerDesigner perspective. If for some reason, they do not appear in the toolbar section, you can activate them manually.

To activate the PowerDesigner toolbars and shortcuts:

1. Select Window→Customize Perspective.
   
   or
   
   Right-click the toolbar section and select Customize Perspective in the contextual menu.
   
   The Customize Perspective dialog box appears.
2. In the Shortcuts page, select New in the Submenus list, and PowerDesigner in the Shortcut Categories tree view. The Model icon is automatically selected in the Shortcuts list.
3. In the Shortcuts page, select Open Perspective in the Submenus dropdown listbox, and PowerDesigner in the Shortcuts list.
4. In the Shortcuts page, select Show View in the Submenus dropdown listbox, and Sybase in the Shortcut Categories tree view. The Model Explorer, Modeling Output and Modeling Result List icons are automatically selected in the Shortcuts list.
5. In the Commands tab, select WorkSpace Modeling Diagram, WorkSpace Modeling Standard and WorkSpace Modeling View.
6. Click OK.
   
   The PowerDesigner toolbars appear next to the Eclipse toolbars. These toolbars are common to all PowerDesigner modules. The modules specific diagram toolbars and toolbars will appear automatically when you open or create a specific model.

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