Repository Document Properties

Double-click any item in the repository to see its repository property sheet.

The General tab displays read-only information about the object:

Property

Description

Name/Code/Comment

Display the name, code, and comment of the object. Repository folders have an editable name, but no code or comment.

Type

[not available for folders] Specifies whether the item is a PowerDesigner model or package, or another type of document or object.

Location

[folders, documents, and model objects] Displays the full path to the folder or document.

[model packages]: Displays the hierarchy of packages in the model.

Status

[not available for folders] Indicates the status of the document, which can be Updatable, Frozen (see Freezing and Unfreezing Document Versions), or Locked (see Locking and Unlocking Document Versions).

Version Info Tab

The Version Info tab displays information about the current version of the object:

Property

Description

Creation

Displays the name of the user who created the item in the repository, and the date of creation.

Last modification

Displays the name of the user who last modified the item, and the date of this modification.

Generated From Origin Object

[model objects only] When the current object has been generated from another object, displays the name of the origin object. Click the Properties button to the right of this field to open the origin object property sheet.

Version

[not available for folders] Displays the number, branch name, and check-in comment for the current version.

Versions Tab

The Versions tab displays a tree of the versions of the document including any versions under branches. For more information about this tab, see Document Versions.

The following tabs are also available:
  • Notes [models, packages, and model objects only] - contains annotations and descriptions of the object (see Notes Tab)

  • Attributes [models, packages, and model objects only] - displays additional properties for these items.

  • Collections [models, packages, and model objects only] - displays a list of collections or related objects (but not sub-objects) for the item. For example, the Collections tab in the property sheet of a CDM entity may display the business rules attached to the entity, but will not display entity attributes.

  • Permissions [models, packages, folders and other documents only] – lists those users and groups with permissions on the document (see Granting Access Permissions on Repository Items).