DATA MODELING AND METADATA MODELING

WITH SYBASE POWER DESIGNER

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 DATA MODEL AND DATA MODELING

• A data model is an abstract model that describes how

data is represented and used

• Data modeling is the analysis of data objects

• This is typically done to solve some business enterprise

requirement such as analyzing and separating different
process of the enterprise

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 METADATA CREATION

• Metadata can be simply defined as a data about a

data

• This data is given importance as it involves in storing

and managing data pertaining to the models created

• It allows the most effective performance of data

warehouse

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 ABOUT SYBASE POWERDESIGNER
• Data and metadata modeling tool

• Reverse engineering for RDBMS- this is done to develop a

data model based on existing database

• Multi Level Design- all in one design solution pertaining

different modeling facility for an Enterprise model

• Saves time while operating- Since Data and other

components are graphically created and reverse
engineered it takes very less time to generate output

• Easy interactive software

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 CAN POWERDESIGNER BE USED BY AN
ENTIRE ENTERPRISE TECHINICAL TEAM?
Almost by all in an Enterprise IT division.

• Business Analysts

• Data analysts

• Database Administrators

• Developers

• Team Leaders

• Testers

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DESIGN CAPABILITIES OF POWERDESIGNER

• Requirement Model

• Conceptual data Model

• Business oriented data model

• Physical data model

• Object oriented data model

• Information Liquid data model

• XML model or a graphical model

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 REQUIREMENT MODEL

• The type of model which we need to create

according to enterprise requirements such as
requirements from Marketing department,
Production department…

• It gives the combination of all other different

models

• A model made up of different languages such as

Java, C#, Visual Basic.,

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 CONCEPTUAL DATA MODEL

• Conceptual Data Model gives the formal

representation of data in its raw form

• With the help of Conceptual Data Model, a graphical

representation of an ER-diagram can be created

• It confirms the validity of the design

• Using a Conceptual Data Model we can create a

Physical Data Model and a Object oriented Model

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 PHYSICAL DATA MODEL
• A Physical data model is used for designing and
creating structured queries, ER-Diagram etc…

• Plays an important role in creation of a Data

Warehouse as it helps in designing structure of a
Data Warehouse.

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 BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL
• Business Process Modeling enables users to analyze
and understand the needs and flow of their
enterprise

• We use Conceptual data model (CDM) or physical

data model (PDM) to design relational data ,then
importing these data into Business process model
(BPM) which creates a situation for Enterprise
modeling to be done

• As every model has an option of changing their

process languages, the whole model content is
automatically generated according to the process
language which we select. Thus it becomes an
unique model which can be highlighted and used in
a specific model

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 OBJECT ORIENTED MODEL

Object Oriented Model is used for

• Creating code for C++ ,Visual Basics..

• Creating Physical, Conceptual and XML Model

• Creating standard object indicated graphics; which is a

graphical analysis of a scheme using signs and language
notations of the Unified Modeling Language (UML, a
standard object-oriented modeling)

• Generate and reverse engineer Java, C# and

PowerBuilder files

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 INFORMATION LIQUIDITY MODEL
• Information Liquidity Model is a tool used for
ETL(Extract transfer and load) and EII (Enterprise
Information Integration)purpose

• Information Liquidity Model helps in designing data

transfer

• Information Liquidity Model helps in mapping different

models in the same page

• Information Liquidity Model helps to create reports and

print reports

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 eXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE MODEL
• eXtensible Markup Language (XML) Model is used
to restrain application data

• XML helps in storing data in Plain Text Format

which helps in migrating data between
inappropriate systems

• XML is also used for creating & storing data in the

following formats:
• XSD (eXtensible schema definitions ),
• XDR (External Data representation) and
• DTD (Document type declaration).

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 REPOSITORY WORK CYCLE

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 BENEFITS OF POWERDESIGNER
• Metadata management
• Transformation of structural data

• Greater agility in IT performance in an organization

• Greater standard and compliance

• As an Enterprising software it sets up a high performance management
environment

• Impact analysis
• Gives an effective analysis in analyzing enterprise data by generating reports..

• Do less by hand and save time, money and efficiency

• Minimal work done with very less time taken to create Models

• Model driven management

• The entire process is done model wise, by using different models we can
understand and
align enterprise process

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 ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER DATA
MODELING TOOLS
• Reverse engineering Database
• Transforming data from other RDBMS into PowerDesigner
Files
• Erwin conversion Database menu
• Provides an option of converting Erwin files

• Easy naming convention

• Provides easier ways to name tables and models

• Easy Model management

• Models created are easily managed and saved

• Language Support
• Languages such Java,C++,etc can be changed extensively using
PowerDesigner by using specific Design models

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