Creating a MultiModel Report

A multimodel report (MMR) is a PowerDesigner report that can document any number of models together and show the links between them. To create such a report, you must have at least one model open in the workspace, and you can add additional models at any time.

  1. Select File > New Model and choose Multi-Model Report.
    This item may be in the left or right hand pane, depending on the configuration of your New Model dialog (see Creating a Model). It is not available if you do not have at least one model open in your workspace.
  2. Enter a Report name, specify the Language to use for report titles and other framing text, and select a model from the Model name list as the basis for the first section of the report.
  3. [optional] Select a template (see Creating a Report from a Template or an Empty Report) for this first section from the Report Template list.
    Note: If you choose a template in a language different from the one specified for the report, standard report titles and framing text will be presented in the report language and any user-defined text in the template will be in the template language.
  4. [optional] To use the new report format and editor (see The Report Editor), deselect Use legacy Report Editor.
  5. Click OK to create the multimodel report and open it in the Report Editor.
  6. [optional] To add a second model open in the workspace, select Report > Add Section, select the model to add (and, optionally, a template), and click OK.
    Each model in the report belongs to a separate section. You can only add models that are currently open in the workspace, but once a model has been added, you can edit the report even if the source model has been closed.
    Note: To add a section to a legacy report, use the report property sheet Sections tab (see Report Properties).
  7. [optional] Launch the Report Wizard to populate and format the section (see Creating a Report with the Report Wizard).
  8. [optional] Edit the report in the Report Editor (see The Report Editor).
  9. [optional] Generate the report (see Generating a Model Report).
Parent topic: Reports