Manipulating the Repository By Script

PowerDesigner lets you access the Repository feature via scripting using the RepositoryConnection as BaseObject global property.

It allows you to retrieve the current repository connection, which is the object that manages the connection to the repository server and provides access to documents and objects stored under the repository.

The RepositoryConnection is equivalent to the root node in the Repository browser.

You can access the repository documents, but you cannot access the repository administration objects, like users, groups, configurations, branches, and list of locks.

In addition, only the last version of a repository document is accessible using scripting.

• Connecting to a Repository Database
  Before you connect to the repository database using scripting, definitions of repositories must exist on your workstation, as you cannot define a new repository definition via the scripting feature.
• Accessing a Repository Document
  You can drill down to the repository documents located in the Repository root using the ChildObjects collection (containing both documents and folders) and any subfolders.
• Extracting a Repository Document
  There are two ways to extract a repository document using scripting:
• Consolidating a Repository Document
  There are two ways to consolidate a repository document using scripting:
• Understanding the Conflict Resolution Mode
  If you update a document that has already been modified since last extraction or consolidation, a conflict can occur.
• Managing Document Versions
  You can manage document versions using scripts.
• Managing the Repository Browser
  The repository browser lets you manipulate folders using scripts.