Specifying Directories to Search for Resource Files

Use the Path tool in the resource list toolbar to specify directories to search to populate the list. If you plan to modify the standard resource files or create your own, you must store these files in a directory outside the PowerDesigner installation directory.

By default, only the directory inside the Program Files folder containing the standard resource files appears in the list, but PowerDesigner does not allow you to save modifications there, and will propose an alternative location if you try to do so, adding the selected directory to the list. You can add additional directories as necessary.
Note: If you have created or modified resource files inside Program Files before 16.5, when this rule was introduced, your files may no longer be available as Windows Vista or Windows 7 actually store them in a virtual mirror at, for example, C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Sybase\PowerDesigner 16\Resource Files\DBMS. To restore these files to your lists, optionally move them to a more convenient path, and add their location to your list using the Path tool.
The first directory in the list is the default location, which is proposed whenever you save a file. The root of the library belonging to your most recent repository connection is searched recursively before the directories in the list (see Sharing Resource Files via the Library), .
Note: In rare cases, when seeking resource files to resolve broken references in models, the directories in the list are scanned in order, and the first matching instance of the required resource is used.