Saving and Using Quick Launch Settings

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To improve efficiency when performing repetitive tasks, Quick Launch lets you save settings and selections for select ER/Studio Data Architect wizards and utilities for later reuse. You can save settings in separate files for each of the following wizards and utilities:

• Compare and Merge
• DDL Generation
• Model Validation
• Naming Standards
• Reports, Reverse Engineering
• Reverse Engineering
• Submodel Synchronization
• XML Schema Generation

This section is comprised of the following topics:

• Save Quick Launch Settings to a File
• Use Quick Launch Settings from a File
• Rename Quick Launch Settings File
• Delete Quick Launch Settings

Save Quick Launch Settings to a File

1. On the last page of the wizard or utility, clear Use file-based Quick Launch settings, and then click Save As.
2. Type a name for the quick launch settings file, and then click OK.

Use Quick Launch Settings from a File

1. Select Use file-based Quick Launch settings, and then click Load File.
2. Navigate to and then double-click the desired Quick Launch settings file. The Quick Launch file extensions are:

   • CMO for Compare and Merge
   • DDO for DDL Generation
   • MVO for Model Validation
   • NSO for Naming Standards
   • RPO for ER/Studio Data Architect Report
   • RVO for Reverse Engineering
   • SSO for Submodel Synchronization
   • XQO for XML Schema Generation

   By default, these files are stored in the XML subdirectory of the ER/Studio Data Architect application data directory; the default directory is C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\IDERA\ERStudio\XML . You can change it in Tools > Options > Directories > Quick Launch.

3. Select Settings and Objects if you want to use the saved selection or select Settings Only to use the default selections.
4. Click Go.

Rename Quick Launch Settings File

1. On the last page of the wizard or utility, clear Use file-based Quick Launch settings.
2. Select a quick launch setting file from the list.
3. Click Rename.
4. Type a new name for the quick launch settings file, and then click OK.

Delete Quick Launch Settings

1. On the last page of the wizard or utility, clear Use file-based Quick Launch settings.
2. Select a quick launch setting file from the list, and then click Delete.

See Also

• Automating ER/Studio Data Architect
• Administrator Guide