Repository Options

Chapter 3 Working with Repository Documents

There are several options that control how you work with the repository.

To define repository options:

Select the Repository node from the Category tree view to display the Repository page:

The following options are available in the Connection group box:

Option	Description
Auto-connect	Automatically opens the last connected repository when you start a PowerDesigner session.

The following options are available in the Browser group box:

Option	Description
Auto-refresh	Refreshes the Repository tab of the Browser at the interval specified in the Refresh every box.
Display	Specifies whether the name or code of items is displayed in the Repository tab of the Browser.
Show objects	Specifies that PowerDesigner diagrams and objects are displayed in the Repository tab of the Browser.
Display version number	Specifies that the version number of documents and objects is displayed in the Repository tab of the Browser.
Display status icons in workspace	Specifies that the state of a local document versions (against those stored in the repository) is displayed in the Repository tab of the Browser.

The following options are available in the Check Out group box:

Option	Description
Merge document	Specifies that the Merge document check box in the Check Out window is selected by default.
Add to workspace	Specifies that the Add to workspace check box in the Check Out window is selected by default.
Check out dependencies	Specifies that the Check out dependencies check box in the Check Out dialog box is selected by default.

The following options are available in the Check In group box:

Option	Description
Batch update	Specifies that the Batch update check box in the check in options window is selected by default.
Freeze after check in	Specifies that the Freeze after check in check box in the Check In window is selected by default.
Store prepared diagrams	Specifies that the Store prepared diagrams check box in the Check In window is selected by default.