PowerDesigner 10.0 Introduction

PowerDesigner 10.0 Introduction


PowerDesigner is the only modeling tool suite that combines the following standard modeling techniques: Use UML's application modeling, business process modeling, and traditional database modeling techniques to provide you with a highly integrated, knowledgebase-based, customizable, graphical, intuitive, and easy to use toolset.
Product Description
As a powerful, fully integrated modeling and design solution, PowerDesigner enables enterprises to build their own information systems quickly, efficiently, and consistently. PowerDesigner provides a large number of role functions to differentiate between different responsibilities within the enterprise. PowerDesigner uses the central enterprise Knowledge Base to provide advanced collaborative work and metadata management, and is open to support all major development platforms.



PowerDesigner supports the following technologies:

Data modeling: PowerDesigner supports conceptual, logical, and physical layer data modeling based on information Engineering or IDEF 1/x tags.

Application modeling: PowerDesigner supports all UML diagrams and provides advanced object/relationship mappings for persistent management. PowerDesigner also supports specific XML modeling that is linked to UML and data modeling.

Business Process Modeling: PowerDesigner supports intuitive, popular business process descriptions and definition charts.

Integrated modeling: The PowerDesigner model is fully integrated: using PowerDesigner Linking and synchronization techniques. The PowerDesigner model integrates meta data into all model types.

PowerDesigner provides specific modeling techniques for specific individuals. Database administrators (DBAs) and developers can take advantage of technology-centric metadata management capabilities, while managers and non-technical people in the IT sector can benefit from business-centric technology: All functionality is integrated into a common, easy-to-use framework.

The PowerDesigner enterprise Knowledge Base is used at design time, and is a fully integrated repository stored in the relational database of your choice. PowerDesigner's highly scalable, remote user-interface-friendly enterprise Knowledge Base has the following features: Role-based security for models and child models, versioning and configuration management, merging, model and version change reporting, and complete knowledgebase search capabilities.

Open support for all mainstream development platforms: Supports over 45 RDBMS, mainstream application development platforms (such as Java ee, Microsoft. NET, Web Services, and PowerBuilder), and process execution languages such as EbXML and BPEL4W S).

Customizable: PowerDesigner provides fully scripted MDA support, advanced support for UML frameworks, automation of common tasks through scripting languages, and the provision of fully customizable DDL or generated code through templates and scripting code generators.


PowerDesigner Link and Sync technology

PowerDesigner advantages to improve individual productivity
PowerDesigner provides a large number of automated code generators, reverse engineering, and bidirectional Engineering (code and model synchronization) capabilities that significantly reduce the time and effort to manually code, maintain, and implement projects.

· Automated model and DDL script generation, reverse engineering, and synchronization for more than 45 RDBMS.

· Automated model and code generation, reverse engineering, and synchronization for all mainstream platforms.

· An automatic code generation template for EJB, Web Services, and so on.

· Model-driven Architecture (MDA) is used for customizable, enhanced code generation.
Reliable Selection
PowerDesigner uses uniform standards in a wide range of organizations worldwide. Whether you are a separate product user or a large enterprise employee who has implemented PowerDesigner, you will benefit from PowerDesigner's outstanding performance. PowerDesigner promises constant innovation in data, UML, and business modeling, making it a reliable choice for all modeling requirements.
Easy to use graphical interface
PowerDesigner is a highly graphical, intuitive, window-based modern modeling tool.


Integrated modeling-facilitates the integration of IT and business
PowerDesigner provides efficient teamwork through all of the support models, business, UML, and data link and synchronization technologies.

· Generate iterations, bidirectional models, and models within the model through comparison/consolidation among all models.

· The mapping tool for XML to data, object/relationship, and Data Warehouse extension sources.
Improve Team Productivity
PowerDesigner uses a complete metadata repository of all model types to provide the ideal team-sharing environment for all modelers.

· Enterprise Knowledge Base with Meta data management, versioning, and role-based security.




PowerDesigner Build and merge windows
Record existing systems
PowerDesigner improves the maintenance efficiency of the project by capturing and reporting the multiple description details of all the objects, and facilitates the understanding and reuse of the system.

· The flexible multi-model Report Builder allows reports to be generated automatically from the model template and preset reporting objects.

· The reporting structure features an easy-to-use, graphical, and drag-and-drop feature.




PowerDesigner HTML report for full hyperlinks
Open support
PowerDesigner supports all popular databases and mainstream development environments (traditional language-centric development paradigms, such as JAVA/J2EE or Net, and the latest service set and orchestration Paradigm).

· Supports more than 45 types of RDBMS, including Oracle 9i2, IBM db/2 V8, Microsoft sql Server, Sybase ASA, ASE, and IQ.
Development platform: Java, C # and VB.net, PowerBuilder, WSDL, Web Services, XML, and so on. Integration Engine (EbXML, BPEL4WS, and Sybase IO). Height customization
PowerDesigner uses a scriptable, COM-compliant interface to provide flexible and highly extensible meta-model capabilities, enabling enterprises to customize PowerDesigner to better meet their metadata requirements.

· UML frameworks, code generator templates, scriptable MDA frameworks, and extended properties that are available to all modules.

· Embedded VB scripting language and fully documented API.

· Free model modules for free grammar diagrams or building their own examples
The main reason to upgrade to PowerDesigner 10.0
For Data Modeler:

The latest technology in database analysis: PowerDesigner 10.0 constantly innovate database analysis technology, and now add IDEF 1/x so that powerdesigner become more intuitive.



The most complete physical database modeling: PowerDesigner 10.0 provides more physical database design: New technologies for physical object management, support for more Data Warehouse modeling (Fact and dimension views, bitmap combination indexes, query tables), and the latest version of the RDBMS.



For Enterprise Modeler:

Innovation and improvement of business process modeling: PowerDesigner 10.0 improves business analysis with integrated SIMUL8 simulation engines, while improving service-oriented architecture (SOA) design and process execution using BPEL4WS and EbXML two-way engineering.



Integrates stronger development capabilities (Microsoft is supported). NET): PowerDesigner 10.0 adds full bi-directional engineering and C # and vb.net and code for Visual Studio.NET in model synchronization technology.



Complete, customizable, and extensible UML Support: PowerDesigner 10.0 uses a fully scripted model-driven architecture (MDA), more Java EE schemas and templates,. NET, and Web Services to better support UML analysis and design.



Provides the highest level of team collaboration efficiencies through model internal build capabilities: PowerDesigner 10.0 makes it easier to manage multiple modeling paradigms with a naming convention system. The implementation name can be converted automatically based on specific criteria for the target RDBMS or language.



For each user:

Easier to use: PowerDesigner 10.0 improves usability by: new features such as the Move Chart Wizard for package manipulation and sub-process management, a composite view of decomposable processes and activities, other new commands, and new functions.



More powerful customization Technology: PowerDesigner 10.0 maintains its as the industry's most scalable modeling tool, providing more scripting and API access functions, new event handlers, and more.



XML modeling (a new approach): PowerDesigner 10.0 adds new modules for XML design in its common software packages. XML provides a 1:1 representation of an XML DTD or Schema through a complete two-way project and a mapping to data and UML diagrams.



Improved metadata management in enterprise Knowledge Base: The PowerDesigner 10.0 Knowledge Base contains new technologies for managing the model and improves overall performance.



Enhanced model and multi-model reporting: PowerDesigner 10.0 makes HTML and RTF reporting more powerful and customizable, including the option of PNG or JPEG images for best performance in HTML reporting.
Package
PowerDesigner is a suite of modeling tools to meet different market needs.



Dataarchitect and Physicalarchitect: Meet the requirements of visionary data modelers and database administrators (DBAs). Dataarchitect provides complete data analysis and multi-tier design techniques with two-way engineering, as well as detailed design capabilities for over 45 types of RDBMS. Physicalarchitect assists the database administrator (DBA) with more basic management tasks.

Developer: Use full analysis and design of all 9 UML diagrams to support the solution of object building module requirements. PowerDesigner Developer is powerful, greatly improving the productivity of Java (as well as EE), C #, vb.net, XML developers, and PowerBuilder users.

Business Process Architect: Use the unprofessional business modeling technology to address the needs of business analysts. PowerDesigner improves business processes by modeling, designing, and simulating these processes (through SIMUL8). Business Process Architect is the only business modeling solution with enterprise Knowledge Base, technology modeling links, and support for EbXML and BPEL4WS.

Objectarchitect and Studio: Meet the needs of the Enterprise Modeling Group (IT managers or business managers must maintain centralized control over all metadata). By combining all of the technical models in Objectarchitect or extending the technology model to business models (Studio), PowerDesigner enhances the efficiency of business-to-business linkages and collaboration. Studio also makes business and IT a better combination.

Viewer: Enables non-editorial users (copywriting workers, senior technical managers, model users) to access all PowerDesigner tools without the need for full PowerDesigner permission. The Viewer is a read-only tool that can read any PowerDesigner model, retrieve any model of the enterprise Knowledge Base, print the model, and create reports.

Enterprise Editions (Dataarchitect Enterprise, Physicalarchitect Enterprise, Objectarchitect Enterprise, Developer Enterprise and Studio Enterprise): Includes an enterprise Knowledge base connection for each user. To purchase or upgrade the Enterprise version of any module, you can work together as a member of a team.
Minimum system Requirements ·          Windows NT4 SP6, 2000, and XP          Pentium CPU          MB Memory ·          XGA Display ·          CD-ROM (for installation) · 200MB free disk space

Enterprise Edition Requirements
· Support for RDBMS with ODBC connections (including Sybase, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle databases)
PowerDesigner 10.0 Advantages
With strong business modeling technology and advanced UML object modeling, combined with traditional database analysis and design as well as a true enterprise Knowledge Base, PowerDesigner 10.0 has become the flagship of enterprise modeling tools industry.



Core functions:

· Business Analysis: Enhanced business Process modeling (links to analog modules).

· Process execution: Support for EbXML, BPEL4WS, and service-oriented architectures.

· Data modeling: Multiple layers of conceptual, logical, physical, and data warehouse data modeling.

· Open Database support: Full bi-directional engineering for over 45 RDBMS, including Oracle 9i2, IBM db/2 V8, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Sybase ASE, ASA and IQ, MySQL, and more.

· Object modeling: Highly extensible UML Modeling that supports all 9 UML diagrams.

· Open Object Language support: Java, C #, vb.net, PowerBuilder, XML, C + +, such as the full bi-directional project.

· High productivity: Enhanced support for Java EE,. NET, and Web Services.

· Enterprise Modeling: A comprehensive link and synchronization technology for final metadata management.

· Enterprise Modeling: Object/relationship, XML to database and data Warehouse source mapping technology.

· Service-Oriented architecture: coordinates services, UDDI, and WSDL described by Web services in the execution process by linking UML components.

· Document Generation: A comprehensive drag-and-drop Report Writer can generate HTML and RTF reports.

· Easy to use: Enhances the wizard function, thereby increasing productivity.

· Highly scalable: Customizable GUI, Profiles, MDA, scripting.





Enterprise Knowledge Base:

· Ideal Workgroup solution: Enables multiple-level modelers to use the same modeling at the same time.

· Meta-data management: Centralize storage, management, and versioning of the PowerDesigner model and all other documents.

· Software Asset Management: Find and reuse objects between all models and projects.

· Security: role-based security, which controls logon.

· Openness: All of the table records in an RDBMS can be used by external sql-based reporting tools.