
Generating an XML model from an XML model
| For more information on model options when generating an XML | ||
| model from an XML model, see section Defining model options in chapter | ||
| XML Model Basics. | ||
Update existing | You can generate an XML model into an existing XML model. | ||
XML model | In the Update Existing Model groupbox, the Select Model dropdown listbox | ||
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| contains all the models already generated from the current model. You can | ||
| use the tooltip in the dropdown listbox to verify the workspace location and | ||
| physical path of the generated models. | ||
| When the current model has never been generated or when the generation | ||
| link is broken, the Select Model dropdown listbox is empty. You can click | ||
| the Ellipsis button beside the Select Model dropdown listbox to display a | ||
| Select Model dialog box. This dialog box lets you select a model of the | ||
| correct type to update among models available in the workspace (either open | ||
| or closed). You can use the Workspace Location and Physical Path columns | ||
| in the Select Model dialog to select the model to update. | ||
| To update an existing XML model, you must indicate the following | ||
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| Existing model already generated from the current model. |
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| Preserve |
| Allows a comparison and merge of the newly generated XML |
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| model (default XML model) with the currently selected XML |
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Clearing the Preserve modifications check box
If the Preserve modifications check box is not selected, PowerDesigner automatically replaces the existing XML model with the newly generated XML model. If you want to choose which objects to add or delete from the existing XML model, you must select Preserve modifications to compare and merge the two XML models.
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