It's important to understand how to manage your models. This includes saving models, opening and editing existing models, and printing the Data Flow (ETL).
You can save your model to the Content Manager and share the file with other users, you can open and edit an existing model for which you have the required permissions, and you can export and print a summary of the Data Flow (ETL) generating a hard copy that documents the structure of the ETL.
Opening and Editing your Model
Once a model definition file is created and saved to the content manager by yourself or another user, it can be opened and edited in Model Pro by any user with appropriate access. Model definition files are identifiable in the Content Manager by their yellow data icon.
Saving your Model
Model definition files are saved and made available to other users through the Save dialog. You can save your model locally in My Content, where access is restricted, or save it to a public or workgroup folder where content sharing authorizes other users to view or manage it.
Tip: When a model is built using Smart Model, Direct Model, or Model Lite, it is automatically saved. Its materialized assets, the database and the data model, are generated and stored on the specified server and the model definition file is saved to your My Content folder. When you re-open a model that was originally created in this way, it opens in Model Pro and you can save and share it as you would any other model.
Printing your Model
You can export and print from Model Pro, just like the other Pyramid apps. When you print the summary from Model, you won't see the Print & Export dialog. Instead, a simple summary document called the Model Flow Summary is generated automatically and returned as a PDF.
Other Management Tasks
Direct Models
Management of direct models typically involves managing saving and sharing permissions, opening and editing the model, and reprocessing the model. For more information, see Managing Direct Models.
Model Lite
Management of lite models typically involves opening and editing the model definition file, managing saving and sharing permissions in order to share the definition file with other users, and reprocessing the model on a regular or scheduled basis. For more information, see Manage Lite Models.
Smart Model
Management of smart models typically involves managing saving and sharing permissions, opening and editing the model, and reprocessing the model. For more information, see Manage Smart Models.