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Use Utilities to Perform Model Management Tasks

CA Gen provides these utilities for model management tasks:

Backup and restore model

Allows the selection of individual models in an encyclopedia for sequential backup.

Change model checkout user ID

Allows a user other than the one who checked out the model to check it in.

Check model for consistency

Checks an existing model using CA Gen rules for consistency.

Copy model

Creates a model with the same objects, properties, relationships, and (optionally) subset definitions as the original model. You can perform copy model online or submit it as a batch job.

Copy model across encyclopedias

Copies a model from one encyclopedia to another.

Create new model from subset

Makes a new model from an existing subset of a model.

Delete entire model

Removes a model (and its subsets) from the Host Encyclopedia.

Delete or rename objects within a model

Lets you remove or assign new names to objects stored in the Host Encyclopedia without checking the objects out.

Display model statistics

Displays data about models and subsets. For models, it shows the number of objects, the date and time created, project coordinator, time of last update, and number of subsets.

Download Model

Check out model to Toolset or Client Server Encyclopedia.

Model conversion

Upgrades models from earlier versions to the version for that encyclopedia.

Model history

Provides a record of changes made to models and subsets, users added and deleted, users whose user type or name has been changed, and users who have reset the Host Encyclopedia DMAX table. It also lets you write history data to a sequential file to free space on the database.

Model reports

Provide online and paper documentation of models. They include models on the Host Encyclopedia Reports menu.

Override checkout status for model

Changes a model's checkout status from checked out to checked in and makes another check out possible.

Rename model

Changes the name of a model on the Host Encyclopedia.

Upload model

Uploads a model to the Host Encyclopedia from Toolset or Client Server Encyclopedia.

Important! To manage CA Gen models, always use CA Gen Toolsets on the Host Encyclopedia or workstation