Industry leading traditional database analysis and design is combined with powerful technology for business modeling and leading edge UML object modeling providing complete coverage of all modern techniques in a single tool.With meta-data management, impact analysis features and a true enterprise Repository, PowerDesigner defines enterprise-modeling tools.

Common Features:

·         Requirements Management – Collect, link, manage, store and report on requirements with hierarchy, user allocation and traceability matrix views with Microsoft Word import and synchronization

·         Impact Analysis – Examine the up-stream and down-stream impact to change. Easily and accurately visualize, document and report on impact before changes are made to production

·         Documentation Generation – Comprehensive wizard driven and powerful drag-and-drop report writers with List (Excel), HTML and RTF output

·         Highly Extendable – Customizable GUI, profiles, MDA, scripting

·         Data Mapping Editor – Drag-and-drop complex Object/Relational, XML to database and warehouse source mappings

·         Service Oriented Architecture – Service orchestration at business and technical levels

Modeling Techniques:

·         Business Modeling – Business Process Modeling with links to simulation with BPMN support

·         Data Modeling – Multi-level Conceptual, Logical, Physical and Warehouse Data Modeling with support for modern techniques like Java, XML and web services in the database, with IE and IDEF1/x notation

·         XML Modeling – Unique physical paradigm supports XML DTD and Schema artifacts

·         Object Modeling – Highly extendable UML 1.x and 2.0 modeling

·         ETL, EII and Replication Modeling – Highly extendable UML 1.x and 2.0 modeling

·         Enterprise Modeling – Comprehensive Link and Synch technology for ultimate meta-data management and complete, project and enterprise wide impact analysis

Supported Platforms:

·         Process Execution – BPMN, ebXML, BPEL4WS, Service Oriented Architecture support

·         RDBMS – Full round-trip engineering for nearly 60 RDBMS, including the latest Oracle, IBM DB/2, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, NCR Teradata and many more

·         Object Languages – Full round-trip engineering for Java J2EE, C#, VB.NET, PowerBuilder, XML, C++, Web Services and more

·         Integration with Development – Eclipse, PowerBuilder and Visual Studio plug-ins with model to code synchronization

Enterprise Repository:

·         Team Solution – Enable multiple modelers to work on the same model at the same time

·         Meta-data Management – Store, manage and version PowerDesigner models and all other documents in a single location.

·         Cross-Model Impact Analysis –Store and maintain cross model dependencies for complete impact analysis across the enterprise

·         Software Asset Management – Find and reuse objects across all models and projects

·         Secure – Role-based security with logging capabilities and comprehensive permissions that limit access and visibility to models and sub-models

·         Open – RDBMS hosted tables fully documented for SQL-based reporting

PowerDesigner Modular Packaging

PowerDesigner is available in the following configurations:

·         DataArchitect ™ – Addresses the needs of the most discriminating Data Modelers and DBAs. DataArchitect offers requirements management and full data analysis and comprehensive multi-level design techniques with round-trip engineering and detailed design capabilities for nearly 60 RDBMS vendor/versions.

·         Developer – Addresses the needs of the Object Modeling community with requirements management and full analysis and design support for the Unified Modeling Language (UML). PowerDesigner Developer includes features to improve developer productivity for Java (and J2EE), C#,VB.NET, XML and PowerBuilder users. Developer can plug into popular development tools for tight model-to-code synchronization.

·         Studio – Addresses the needs of the Enterprise Modeling community (IT Management and Business Management) that needs to maintain a single center of control over all meta-data. Studio offers a model driven approach to align business and IT. Combining all the technical modeling in DataArchitect and Developer and extending into Business Modeling, Studio streamlines communication and collaboration across the enterprise.

·         Viewer – Addresses the need for documentation teams, higher-level technical managers or other users to access all of the PowerDesigner tools without requiring a full PowerDesigner license. Viewer is a read only tool that can access any PowerDesigner model, retrieve any model from the Enterprise Repository, print models, and create reports. Viewer is available free of charge from http://www.sybase.com/products/powerdesigner.

·         Enterprise Editions (DataArchitect Enterprise, Developer Enterprise, Studio Enterprise) – Includes one Enterprise Repository connection for each user. Purchase or upgrade to an “Enterprise” version of any of the modules for each seat you want to have collaborate as part of a connected team.

Minimum System Requirements

·         Windows® XP, Server 2003, Vista

·         Pentium® CPU 500MHz

·         256 MB Available RAM

·         SVGA Display (800x600 or better)

·         CD-ROM (to read shipped media)

·         500 MB Available disk space

Enterprise Version Requirements

·         Supported RDBMS with client connection

·         Supported RDBMS includes Sybase, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle databases