Accessing the Repository

You can access the repository directly, via the repository proxy, or through a web browser (via the PowerDesigner Portal). Your administrator will tell you which methods are available to you.

In the following diagram, the workstations connect to the Repository database in various ways:

These connection types are further explained in the following sections:

• Setting up PowerDesigner for Direct Access
  To create a direct repository definition, you must have a login name and password for the repository AND a user name and password for the database where it is stored. You may also need to install a database client or driver in order to connect to the repository database. Your repository administrator will supply you with this information.
• Setting up PowerDesigner for Access Via the Proxy
  To create a proxy repository definition, you must have a login name and password for the repository and know the server on which the proxy is installed. Your repository administrator will supply you with this information.
• Connecting to a Repository
  Before you can connect to a repository, an administrator must install and configure it and provide you with a user name and password, and you must have created a repository definition.