Defining update options for PowerDesigner models

Chapter 7 Consolidating documents in the repository

Defining update options for PowerDesigner models

Document selection

When you select a single document to consolidate You have to click the Options button at the bottom of the Consolidate Documents dialog box. The options only apply to the selected document.

When you select several documents to consolidate You have to use the Consolidate Options tool from the Consolidate Multiple Documents dialog box. The options apply to all selected documents.

Document type

External applications documents You can either create a new document or update the existing document by replacing the repository version of the document with the local version.

PowerDesigner models You can either create a new model or modify the existing model using one of the following modes:

The Interactive mode uses by default the PowerDesigner Merge dialog box to highlight differences between models. In the merge dialog box, the local model is the model displayed in the left pane, and the repository model is the model that will be modified in the right pane of the merge dialog box. You have to select merge actions to merge the models.
The Batch mode is more automatic and does not display the Merge dialog box by default. You have to define the reference model that will be used to solve each detected conflict. You can set this mode as the default update mode for consolidation using the General Options.

For more information on repository general options, see section Defining repository general options in chapter Managing Repository Documents.

Resolve conflict	Action
Use my changes	Changes performed locally will prevail against changes (made by other users) existing in the repository version
Keep repository changes	Changes existing in the repository model version will prevail against changes performed locally
Resolve manually	If the update process detects a conflict, the Merge dialog box automatically appears (local model is in the left pane and repository model is in the right pane of the merge dialog box)

For more information on conflicts, see section Understanding consolidation conflicts

To define update options for PowerDesigner models:

Select the Consolidation Options tool from the Consolidate Multiple Document dialog box.

or

Select the Options button from the Consolidate Document dialog box.

The Consolidation Options dialog box appears.

Select an update mode and the different related options.

Click OK.