File Objects

A file object is a representation in a PowerDesigner model of an external application file (for example, a Java file, script SQL, or MS Word file). The file itself can be kept external to the model or embedded within and saved with it.

You open the file in its associated editor by double-clicking its diagram symbol or browser entry. To change the associated editor, right-click the file object and select Open With > Choose Program (see Specifying Text Editors).

• Creating a File Object
  You can create a file object from the Toolbox, Browser, or Model menu.
• File Object Properties
  To view or edit a file object's properties, double-click its diagram symbol or Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.
• Attaching a File to a Model Object
  You can attach file objects to other model objects through traceability links.