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Work With a Data Model Outside VSTS Database Edition

You can work with a standalone data model you already associated with a VSTS Database Edition project. For example, you can work with CA ERwin DM modeling features, such as design layers and naming standards without opening the VSTS Database Edition project.

To work with a standalone data model, do the following:

• Start CA ERwin DM from the Start menu or from the icon on your desktop.
• Open the data model you already associated with a VSTS Database Edition project. By default, the data model resides in the same folder as the database project.
• Use modeling features to modify the data model.
• Save your changes to the local copy of the data model.

The next time you launch CA ERwin DM from within VSTS Database Edition, your changes are detected and you are prompted to review and synchronize the differences.