Chapter 8 Shortcuts and Object Replications

Generating Replications

You can generate a replica in another type of model and preserve the link with its original object through generation. You will then be able to continue the synchronization in the generated model.

This requires first generating all original object models to the destination model type so that these new objects can be referenced as the original objects for the generated replicas.

You specify original object models to be used during generation through the Target Models page located in the model type Generation Options dialog box

Before you generate a replication, you must:

• Select the Generate check box in the replication property sheet otherwise the replica will be generated as an ordinary object and not as a replica
• Select generated models in the Target Model page located in the model type Generation Options dialog box in order to retrieve the corresponding original object of each replica in the generated model

The Target Model page also allows you to select generated model for shortcuts.

For more information on the Target Model page, see Working with the target models referenced by the model.

Example of an inter-model generation with replications

The following example shows the generation of a PDM from an OOM:

Here is the proper sequence of events for replication generation:

• OOM 1 is the target model of a replica in OOM 2
• OOM 1 is generated to PDM 1
• OOM 2 is the referencing model that contains the replica
• OOM 2 is generated to PDM 2 while preserving the link between the replica in PDM2 and the original object in PDM 1

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