Adding DBMS Physical Options to Your Forms

Many DBMSs use physical options as part of the definition of their objects. The most commonly-used physical options are displayed on a form, Physical Options (Common), defined under the appropriate metaclass. You can edit this form, or add physical options to your own forms.

Note: PowerDesigner displays all of the available options for an object (defined at Script/Objects/object/Options category) on the Physical Options tab (see Physical Options (DBMS)).

For a physical option to be displayed in a form, it must be associated with an extended attribute with the type physical option.

Right-click the metaclass and select New Extended Attribute from Physical Options to open the Select Physical Options dialog:

Note: This dialog will be empty if no physical options are defined at Script/Objects/object/Options.
Select the physical option required and click OK to create an extended attribute associated with it.
Specify any other appropriate properties.
Select the form in which you want to insert the physical option and click the Add Attribute tool to insert it as a control (see Adding Extended Attributes and Other Controls to Your Form).

Note: To change the physical option associated with an extended attribute, click the ellipsis to the right of the Physical Options field in the Extended Attribute property sheet.