PowerDesigner v16.5 SP03 includes new core features available for all
models.
Report Charts
You can now add column, bar, and pie charts to reports to visualize
information about your models and objects.
Documented in:
- Core Features Guide > Modeling
with PowerDesigner
> Reports > The Report Editor
Excel Import Supports Shortcuts
The Excel Import extension (which provides a wizard for mapping
lists of objects defined in Excel worksheets to PowerDesigner objects and properties
and importing them) now supports searching in models open in the Workspace to
resolve object references. For example, PDM table columns listed in your Excel file
can reference domains that are defined in an existing model, and the wizard will
create shortcuts to them doing the import.
Documented in:
- Core Features Guide >
Modeling with PowerDesigner > Objects > Importing Objects from Excel
Files
New Environments
The following new environments are supported:
Other Features
- Generic extension files such as Excel Import that can be attached to any
type of model no longer appear on the module-specific extensions lists but
have their own list available at . This list allows you easily to create your own generic
extensions.
- The Find in Diagram
command, which allows you to find symbols associated with an object selected
in the Browser, an object list, or the Result List window now also finds
symbols representing shortcuts to the object and protected symbols.