Controlling Defaults for Options and Preferences

An administrator can define general preferences profiles to control the default values for display preferences, model options, general options, and other preferences for users or group of users.

1. Connect to the repository and then select Repository > Administration > General Preference Profiles.
2. Click the Add a Row tool, enter a name, and click the Properties tool, to create the profile and open it in the resource editor.
3. Click the Create an Object tool, enter a name for the profile, and select a source from which to copy from. You can choose between:

   • Another user profile – makes a copy of the existing profile.

   • <Registry> - copies all your PowerDesigner defaults from your Windows registry.

   • <Model> - opens the Model for User Profile dialog which allows you to specify the preferences to copy from an open model (see Copying Preferences from a Model).

4. Click OK to open the profile in the Resource Editor.
5. [optional] Click the Import Items tool to import an existing profile, review the items to be imported in the Merge dialog, and then click OK to complete the import.

   For detailed information about working with this dialog, see Merging Models. You can repeat this step as many times as necessary to import additional profiles.

6. Edit the profile as necessary (see Reviewing and Editing User Profiles in the Resource Editor).
7. Click OK to save the profile in the repository.