Attaching a File Object to a Model Object

You can attach a file object to a PowerDesigner object using the Link/Traceability Link tool or via the contextual menu or property sheet.

  • Right-click an object symbol in the diagram and select Edit > File > Add File.

  • Use the Link/Traceability Link tool in the toolbox to draw a link from the object symbol to the file object symbol.

  • Open the property sheet of the object, click the Traceability Links tab, and select the file object using the Add Objects tool.

The connection between the object and the file object is a traceabiltiy link (see Creating Traceability Links), and is visible:
  • In the diagram

  • On the Dependencies tab of the file object and on the Traceability Links tab of the dependent object.

  • Under the File menu item in the contextual menu of the dependent object symbol.