Chapter 2 Getting Started with the Repository


Introduction to the PowerDesigner Repository

The PowerDesigner repository is a tool for storing versioned documents. A document can be a model, a multi-model report, or any other kind of file.

The repository is installed as a database on a server, and is accessed by PowerDesigner users from their client workstations either directly through an ODBC or other connection, or via the repository proxy.

Different users will interact with the repository in different ways:


The "Update Document" item in the diagram above is the most common interaction with the repository, and can be broken down as follows:


 


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