Deploying an Enterprise Glossary

An administrator can create an enterprise-wide glossary to provide autocompletion for object naming, and checks to ensure that only approved terms are used in model object names. Once deployed, the glossary is automatically pushed to all users when they connect to the repository, and appears in the Glossary tab in the Browser.

For information about using the glossary, see The Glossary.

• Creating Terms, Synonyms, and Related Terms
  An administrator can define new glossary terms in the Glossary tab of the Browser.
• Organizing Terms in Categories
  You can organize terms in the glossary by placing them in categories. You can create categories under the root or under other categories, and drag and drop terms and categories to move them between categories.
• Checking the Glossary
  To perform a model check on the glossary, right-click the glossary root and select Check Model. PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of terms, synonyms, and categories.
• Deploying the Glossary
  Once you have created your glossary and added your terms, check it into the repository to automatically deploy it to all users connecting to the repository.
• Adding Other Objects to, and Extending the Glossary
  Although the Glossary's primary purpose is to manage enterprise terminology, you can also add business rules and create reports on glossary objects. You can also extend the glossary using all the standard extension mechanisms including adding new properties to glossary terms or creating new types of objects.
• Glossary Model Properties
  The model property sheet displays information about the glossary model.