Attaching Extensions At Model Creation Time

The Select Extensions dialog allows you to attach extensions to your model at creation time. Extensions may contain additional types of objects or extensions to standard objects, along with additional generation targets and other extensions to PowerDesigner's standard capabilities.

1. Click the Select Extensions tool in the New Model dialog.
2. Review the different sorts of extensions available by clicking the sub-tabs and select one or more to attach to your model.

   By default, PowerDesigner creates a link in the model to the specified file. To copy the contents of the extension file and save it in your model file, click the Embed Resource in Model button in the toolbar. Embedding a file in this way enables you to make changes specific to your model without affecting any other models that reference the shared resource.

3. Click OK to close the dialog and return to the New Model dialog.
   Note: You can attach extensions to your model after creation by selecting Model > Extensions and clicking the Attach an Extension tool.