Migrating Deprecated Model Container Objects into a Project

Until v15.0 you could use an information liquidity model (the former name of the data movement model) to display groups of models and the generation and mapping links between them. Now PowerDesigner projects are used to organize your models and project diagrams provide improved visibility for the interconnections between your models.

The following objects are no longer available in the Data Movement Model:

Conceptual data – container for conceptual data models.
Data access application – container for object-oriented models.
Data access link – relationship that documents the way data are mapped between model containers.
Generation link – relationship that documents generation dependencies between model containers.

In the following example, a deprecated ILM shows how a CDM, a PDM, and an OOM are linked by generation and data access links:

PowerDesigner projects enable you to:

Gather together and display in a diagram any types of PowerDesigner models and other files.
Display different types of link, such as shortcuts, references, traceability links and so on.
Benefit from the automatic update of links.
Check all the models and other files contained within the project into and out of the repository in one operation.

For detailed information about projects, see Core Features Guide > The PowerDesigner Interface > Projects and Frameworks.

Creating a Project
Create a project to contain the models whose links you want to view.
Adding Models to a Project Diagram
Complement a project diagram by adding models whose links you want to view.
Rebuilding Dependency Links in a Project Diagram
The dependency links (for example, generation, mappings, shortcuts, and so on) shown in a project diagram are automatically generated when you add linked models to it. You cannot manually create them.

Parent topic: Data Movement Diagrams