Comparing Models in the Repository

You can compare two PowerDesigner models to obtain a detailed list of the differences between them. You can compare two versions of the same repository model, two different repository models, or one repository model and one local model.

Warning!   You can only compare models of the same type (for example, PDM, OOM, EAM).
  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+M, select Repository > Compare, or right-click a model in the Repository tab of the Browser, and select Compare.


  2. For each of Model 1 and Model 2, select:
    • A Location to specify whether the model to compare is located in your local workspace or in the repository.
    • The Name of the model to compare. Click the Properties tool to open the property sheet of the selected model. Select the same model in both lists if you want to compare different versions.
    • The Version of the model to compare – the most recent version is selected by default.
      Note: The Version list includes only the versions in a particular branch (see Branching Version Trees). To select a version in another branch, select the model in the Name list and then select a version.
  3. Click OK to open the Compare Models dialog:


For detailed information about using this dialog, see Comparing Models.

Parent topic: The Repository