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, deselect Use file-based Quick Launch settings.
2. Click Save As.
3. Enter a name for the quick launch settings file.
4. Click OK.

Use Quick Launch Settings from a File

1. Select Use file-based Quick Launch settings.
2. Click Load File.
3. 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 can be changed in Tools > Options > Directories > Quick Launch.

• Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Embarcadero\ERStudio\XML
• Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Embarcadero\ERStudio\XML
• AppWave ION: My Documents\ERStudio Data Architect XE\XML
• Select Settings and Objects if you want to use the saved selection or Settings Only to use the default selections.
• Click Go!

Rename Quick Launch Settings File

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

Delete Quick Launch Settings

1. On the last page of the wizard or utility, deselect Use file-based Quick Launch settings.
2. Select a quick launch setting file from the list.
3. Click Delete.

See Also

• Automating ERStudio DA
• Administrator Guide