Connecting to a Repository

Before you can connect to a repository, an administrator must install and configure it and provide you with a user name and password, and you must have created a repository definition.

1. Select Repository > Connect to open the Connect dialog.
2. Select a repository name to display its connection parameters.
   
   
   
3. Click OK to connect.

   The contents of the repository are displayed in the Repository tab of the Browser. The root node displays the name of the repository, the user login and the current branch (see Branching Version Trees.

4. If any of the local copies of Library files (see The Library) are not up to date, the Library Synchronization dialog will open to invite you to update them:
   
   
   
5. Select documents to update in your local library folder. Select Remember selection to retain the same selection next time you connect to the repository and select Do not show this dialog next time to have the library silently update from now on.
   Note: You can display the Library Synchronization dialog and change your settings at any time by selecting Repository > Synchronize Library.
6. Click OK to perform any requested updates and begin modeling.

• Connecting Automatically to the Default Repository
  You can specify that you want to connect automatically to a repository each time you open PowerDesigner. On opening PowerDesigner will try to connect to the repository to which you last connected successfully.
• Changing Your Repository Password
  You can change the password that you use to connect to the repository at any time.
• Closing a Repository Connection
  You can close a repository connection if you need to change repository or to work in a standalone environment.