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Chapter 6 Generating from an XML model
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The model generation process allows you to define the target object of a
shortcut in a generated model.
For example, here is the proper sequence of events for external shortcuts
generation:
♦ Model 1 is the target model of a shortcut in Model 2
♦ Model 1 is generated to Model 1.1
♦ Model 2 is prepared for generation to Model 2.2 by associating
appropriate parameters in the Target Models page:
If Model 1 is still opened in the workspace The Target Models
column displays the original target model (Model 1), and its path. The
Generated Models column displays the last generated model the first time
you generate Model 1; the next time you generate Model 1, the Generated
Models column displays the last model selected. You can click the arrow
in the Generated Models column to modify the model selection in order to
allow the creation of a correctly linked shortcut.
If Model 1 is closed in the workspace The Target Models column
displays the original target model (Model 1), and its path. The Generated
Models column displays <none>. When you click into the Generated
Models column, the original target model Model 1 is automatically
opened in the workspace in order to find the models generated from
Model 1. You can use the arrow to select Model 1.1, the new target that
will allow the creation of a correctly linked shortcut in Model 2.2.
♦ The external shortcut in Model 2.2 is correctly generated with a link to
its target object in Model 1.1.
 For more information on shortcuts, see chapter Managing Shortcuts
in the General Features Guide.