Reverse Engineering into an Existing OOM

You can reverse engineer source files to add objects to an existing OOM.

1. Select Language > Reverse Engineer to display Reverse Engineering dialog box.
2. Select to reverse engineer files or directories from the Reverse Engineering list.
3. Click the add button in the Selection tab to display a standard Open dialog box.
4. Select the files or directory to reverse engineer and click Open.
5. Click OK to begin reverse engineering.

   A message in the Output window indicates that the specified file is fully reverse engineered and the Merge Models window opens.

6. Review the objects that you will be importing, and the changes that they will make to the model.

   For more information on merging models, see Core Features Guide > The PowerDesigner Interface > Comparing and Merging Models.

7. Click OK to merge the selected changes into your model.