You can export data models to a template. Template files
can then be used by the wizards that create or transform data models.
Before you begin
You must create a data model file in a data design project.
Procedure
To export data models to a template file:
- Highlight a data model in a data design project the Data
Project Explorer.
Data models are displayed in the Data
Models folder of a data design project.
Any type
of data model is supported.
- Click .
- In the window that opens, expand the Data node, select Data
Model Template, and click Next.
- Specify the path to your template file in the Template
name field. You can browse to an existing file.
If you select an existing template file, the existing template will
be replaced with a template for the current data model.
- Optional: Type information about the template in
the Documentation field. This information
is displayed in wizards that allow users to generate data models from
templates. You can use this field to provide a high level description
of the template.
- Click Finish.
Results
The template file is created and saved in the directory that
you specified.
What to do next
You now can use the template file when you create a data
model of the same type by using a wizard.