Reverse Engineering Replication Processes

You can reverse engineer Replication Server objects from the embedded Replication Server database (RDSS) via a database connection to create or update them in your DMM.

  1. Choose whether to reverse engineer to a single or multiple replication processes:
    • For a single replication process, right-click its symbol and select Reverse Engineering.
    • For multiple replication processes, select Tools > Reverse Engineering Replication Server, select the replication processes to reverse engineer in the selection dialog, and then click OK.
  2. If one or more of your replication processes does not have a data source defined, you will be prompted to specify it.

    For detailed information about creating, configuring, and using connection profiles, see Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Getting Started with PowerDesigner > Connecting to a Database.

  3. If you have not yet created the consolidated or remote databases in your model, PowerDesigner will prompt you to specify the appropriate data sources, and create them for you.
  4. Once the reverse engineering is complete, the Merge Models window opens to allow you to select the changes that you want to apply to your model. Select the changes that you want to apply and then click OK to apply the merge.

    For detailed information about merging models, see Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Comparing and Merging Models.