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There are multiple ways to create a group in a model version. You can create a new empty group, or a new group containing a selected entity and entities related to it. See the model conversion rule "Create group" to programmaticaly programmatically create a group.

Adding a New Empty Group to a Model Version

To add a new empty group to a model version...

  1. Right-click on the version number and choose  Groups>Add group.

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  2. In the

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  1. Create group

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  1.  dialog, enter the name of the group and click

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  1. OK.

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    The group is displayed within Version 1.

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Adding a Table to a New Group

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from the Diagram

To add a table to a new group from a diagram...

  1. Right-click on a table in the diagram and choose  Group>Add to new group.

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  2. On

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  1. the Add to new group

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  1.  dialog, Enter

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  1. the Group name

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  1.  and select the

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  1. Hop limit 

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  1. and Table limit

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  1. from the drop-down list and click

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  1. OK. The default for the hop limit is 1. This will add the table you have selected, as well as any tables joined directly to the selected table.

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    • The

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    • Hop limit

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    •  value sets the maximum number of entity levels contained in the group, e.g. a value of 2 will add two additional layers of associated tables to the selected table.

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    • The Table limit

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    •  restricts the total number of related tables in a group.  The default is 1000.

    A new diagram is displayed, showing the tables in the new group and the new group added to the tree in the left pane.

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Adding a Table to a New Group

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from the Tree

  1. To add a table to a new group from the tree, right-click on a table in the tree and choose

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  1. Group>Add to new group.

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  2. On

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  1. the Add to new group

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  1.  dialog, Enter the

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  1. Group name

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  1.  and select

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  1. the Hop limit

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  1.  and Table limit

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  1.  from the drop-down list and

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  1. click OK. The default for the hop limit is 1. This will add the table you have selected, as well as any tables joined directly to the selected table.

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  1. Note

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    • The  Hop limit

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    •   value sets the maximum number of entity levels contained in the group, e.g. a value of 2 will add two additional layers of associated tables to the selected table.
    • The

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    • Table limit

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    • restricts the total number of related tables in a group.  The default is 1000.

    A new diagram is displayed, showing the tables in the new group and the new group added to the tree in the left pane.

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