Creating Projects

To create projects, follow these steps:

  1. In the Project Explorer, click New Project.
    The Project window appears.

  2. Enter a name for the project.
  3. Browse and specify a location for the project.
  4. To create a folder for the project at the specified location, select Create directory for project.
  5. Click OK.

    6. The new project opens in the project explorer pane.

Once you have created a project, you can add new folders and models or import existing models into the project.

Creating Folders

You can organize your projects better with folders and subfolders.

To create folders in projects, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the project and click New Folder.

    2. To add subfolders, right-click a folder and click Add > New Folder.

  2. Enter a name for the folder, and press Enter.

You can add only two levels of folders in a project.

Importing Models

You can import models from local storage or mart as source and target models.

Importing Models from Local Storage

To import models from your local folder, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click a folder or source model to which the model must be added and click Add > Open model.

    2. The file explorer window appears.

  2. Select the required model and click Open.

    3. The model is added to the selected folder and opens in the Diagram window.

Importing Models from Mart

To import models from mart, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click a folder or source model to which the model must be added and click Add > Open Model from Mart.

    2. The Mart catalogs window appears.

    Note: To import models from Mart, you must be connected to Mart Portal.

  2. Select the required model file and click Open.

    3. The model is added to the selected folder and opens in the Diagram window.

Creating Models in Projects

To create models in projects, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the project or a folder and click Add > New Model.

    2. The Source Model window appears.

  2. Enter appropriate values in the fields. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.
    3. Field Description
    Name Specifies a name for the model
    File Name Specifies a name for the model file. This field is auto-populated.
    Type Specifies the type of the model.
    Database Specifies the database for the model
    Version Specifies the database version
  3. Click OK.

    4. The model is added to the selected folder and opens in the Diagram window.