You can convert Pacbase entities from the Pacbase Explorer view
to the PDP model.
You need to have entities imported from a Pacbase repository in a
connection repository.
Converting entities to PDP model means that you export your entities
to the PDP (Pattern-driven model) editor. Then you will be able to update
your entities in this editor.
- Do this, open the Pacbase Explorer view in the Pacbase perspective.
- Open an existing connection repository and right-click in the list
of entities. In the popup menu which opens up, select Convert.
The wizard that opens looks like this following one: You find the list of
entities and in sub-branches, the list of instances you have imported locally
in your connection repository.
- On the first window of the wizard, check the type of entities you
want to convert or click All if you want to select
of all them. Click None to have all the boxes unchecked.
Check Convert already present dependent entities to
convert the selected entities and their dependencies. Click Next.
- On the next window, select or enter a target location. The entities
will be saved in the Design view of the Design perspective, under the location
you indicate here. Then, as you click Finishand the
convert process start running. The window closes at the end of the process.
Go onto the Design view of the Design perspective and check that you
find the instances in the expected entity sub-directory in the proper location: