You can create a data input from the Browser or Model menu, or in a data transformation diagram.
Drag a source data store (database, XML document, business process, or flat file) from the browser or from a data movement diagram, and drop it onto the data transformation diagram.
Drag a PDM table or view, an XSM element, or a BPM operation from the browser, and drop it onto the data transformation diagram.
Use the appropriate Data Input tool in the Toolbox.
Right-click a data transformation task in the Browser, and select .
Open a transformation task property sheet, click the Inputs tab, and click the Add a Row tool.
Select to access the List of Data Inputs, and click the Add a Row tool.
For general information about creating objects, see Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Objects.