Using the Tools Panel

The Tools panel provides four very significant model development facilities that streamline the construction or generation of domain-specific or platform-specific models, and help you monitor change over development stages.

Available Facilities

Facility	Description	See also
Database Builder	Click on this icon to add, edit and manage database models for a wide range of DBMS products, using the Database Builder view.	The Database Builder
Schema Composer	Click on the drop-down arrow to display options for creating and managing custom profiles for the generation of industry-specific XSD files. Open Schema Composer - display the Schema Composer view, which you use to create Schema profiles and generate XSD files from them Import for Schema Composer - import a Schema Composer profile from an external file, using the 'Schema Importer' dialog Help - display the Help topic on the Schema Composer	Schema Importer The Schema Composer
Baselines	Click on this icon to display options for managing successive versions of a Package through development, by storing one or more Baselines to compare with the current Package in the model. Manage Baselines - create and manage Baselines for the currently-selected Package, using the 'Baselines' dialog Find Baselines - find and list Packages in the model that have Baselines Help - display the Help topic on Package Baselines and the Baseline facilities	Package Baselines Manage Baselines
Transform	Click on the drop-down arrow to display options for applying Transformation Templates in building physical models from more abstract content. Transform Selection - define and perform one or more transformations on selected elements to generate new model content, using the 'Model Transformation' dialog Transform Templates - edit and configure the templates used to perform transformations, in the Transformation Editor view Help - display the main Help topic on Model Transformation	Model Transformation Edit Transformation Templates Transform Elements

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