Chapter 6 Managing Models

Adding legacy models to the project

Your current models can coexist with non-migrated V6 models like Process Analyst Models (PAM) or Warehouse Architect Models (WAM) and also external models like ERwin or Rational Rose.

This feature allows you to keep on working with the non-migrated or external model application together with PowerDesigner within the same project.

To add a legacy model to your project:

1. Right-click the project entry in the Model Explorer and select Add from the contextual menu.
   
   or
   
   Drag the model from Windows Explorer, and drop it into the Model Explorer.
   
   or
   
   Extract the model from the Repository (with the Add to project option selected and the Open document option deselected).

Each time you add a model to the project, PowerDesigner lets you choose for each one of them whether you want to:

• Add non-migrated V6 models and external models to the project and keep their original format
• Open non-migrated V6 models and external models as PowerDesigner models

When you choose to add a model to the project and keep its original format, the model opens in its associated application every time you want to open it.

For more information on opening a PAM into a CDM, see chapter Working with Conceptual Data Models in the Conceptual Data Model User's Guide .

For more information on opening a PAM into a BPM, see chapter Working with Business Process Models in the Business Process Model User's Guide .

For more information on importing a WAM into a PDM see chapter Working with Physical Data Model in the Physical Data Model User's Guide .

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