Chapter 7 Generating a Physical Data Model from an Object-Oriented Model
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You have the following selection options:
Parent object
Include Sub-
packages Displays
Model Selected All objects in model including all objects
contained in packages and sub-packages
Model Not selected All objects in model except objects contained
in packages and sub-packages
Package Selected All objects contained in package including
all objects contained in sub-packages
Package Not selected All objects in package except objects
contained in sub-packages
Objects selected in the model
Objects selected in your diagram can be automatically selected for
generation by clicking the Use Graphical Selection tool in the Selection
page tool bar.
Generating a new PDM
When you generate from an OOM to a new PDM, PowerDesigner creates a
new PDM containing all the objects that you selected to generate in the
OOM. The newly created PDM appears in the browser and the corresponding
diagram opens in the main diagram window.
You can only generate a PDM from the active OOM diagram window.
v To generate to a new PDM from an OOM:
1 Select Tools➤Generate Physical Data Model.