The Repository Explorer is the main page of the PowerDesigner Portal, which contains a tree view of the contents of the repository ( with a Branch Filter at the top) and, on the right, the properties of the selected item.
To filter the Explorer tree by branch (see Branching Version Trees), click the Filter by Branch tool and select the branches you want to view in the Branch Filter Selection dialog. The filter works simply by name, so that branch names that are reused in different folders are treated as the same. You can toggle the use of the filter with the Enable/Disable Branch Filter tool.
The explorer can contain the following types of node.
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Repository root - Displays the repository name.
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Folders - Subdivide and organize the documents in the repository.
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Branches - Allow concurrent development of multiple versions of documents.
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Projects – Group related models and other documents.
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Documents – Projects, models, multi-model reports, and external application files such as MS Office files, or graphic files.
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Packages - Subdivide and organize model objects in models.
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Object categories - Organize model objects in models.
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Diagrams - Requires that models are checked in with the Save diagrams for the PowerDesigner Portal option (see Check-In Parameters). You can click on object symbols in the diagrams to go to the relevant object. Dependency matrices cannot be viewed in the Portal.
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Model objects - Tables, classes, etc.