PowerDesigner 16.5 SP02 HTML Report Display Column Comments

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am using PowerDesigner 16.5 SP02 and am trying to view the column comments in an HTML Report. I know that you can enable Table comments and such in the report wizard but I can't find anything on columns. Any help is much appreciated.

- Eric

[former_member186838 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Add to the report the item "Table – List of Table Columns".

Then RMB click “Layout”, in the Layout you can select the metadata items you

want to use for that selected report item. In your case use select comment.

HTH

Stefan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

@ Stefan,

Thanks for your reply. RMB = Right Mouse Button? That's a new one for me.

I wasn't able to find "Table – List of Table Columns" but I expanded "Table" in "report layout" and then selected "column" and sequentially, "comments".

In the HTML report I am able to click a diagram and the column comments are shown in a list.

Is there anyway to have the column comments display within the diagram? This is wishful thinking rather.

Thanks again.

- Eric

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

It seems that all multi line attributes (comment, description, annotation) are not selectable to be shown on a diagram.

You could display the keyworkds for an attribute in a diagram at least.

[vaudino · Accepted solution]

Thts is not very nice, but you can always create a calculated extended attribute that will turn the comment into a string.

You will be able to display this one in a custom symbol...

veronique