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Select Naming Standards to Link to the Target Model

Use the Naming Standards pane of the Link Model Source wizard to apply naming standards to the target model as you link to the model source.

To select naming standards to the target model

1. Click Design Layers, Link Model Source on the Actions menu.

   The Link Model Source wizard opens on the Source Model pane.

2. Click Naming Standards.

   The Naming Standards pane opens.

3. Work with the following options:

   Object Type

   Displays the objects for which you can set name conversion preferences. When two objects appear in the box, set the name conversion preferences from the first object to the second object.

   Property/Value Table

   Displays a two-column table that lists the property and value for the selected object type. To change the value, click the row in the table to edit the text (for example, to change the macro) or display a drop-down list with the available options.

   Special Characters

   Specifies how to treat special characters. You can leave them unchanged, remove them, or replace them with a character you indicate.

   Remove Vowel

   Indicates that you want to remove vowels from object names in the derived model.

   Allow Special DBMS Characters

   Specifies that special characters are allowed in the target model object names.

   Active Model Template for Naming Standards

   Specifies an existing model template to use to enforce standards in the derived model. Use Browse File System to select a model template. Use this option when you want to use a .NSM file from a previous version. Ensure that the .NSM file is imported into the model template that you select.

   Click Next.

   The Options pane of the Link Model Source wizard opens.