How to design a Decsion Model with BPMN2?
All, Any how-to related to the above. Found the Business Rule task in BPMN2 and the decision model tab, but didn't figure out how to work with both. Thanks Olli
View ArticleExport Physical Model to Erwin
Hi, Help me. In my company we work with both tools (Erwin and PowerDesigner). The models need to be portables between them. I was able to import Erwin model to Power Designer but I could not...
View ArticleAttributes inherited to Subtype from Supertype
I'm in Version 16.5.2.4In a brand new LDMI have set the Supertype- Subtype inheritance to "inherity only primary attributes" . So the Primay key column in the Supertypes nicely shows in the subtype...
View ArticleHelp again - Is Powerdesigner compatible with Webseal ?
Hi,We use the software POWERAMC 16.1.We would like to install the web portal of the repository. But our company order us to connect it with the acces manager Webseal (IBM).Is the software PowerAMC...
View ArticleReverse Engineering Custom DataTypes -> GUID() in SQL Server to PostgreSQL
Hi, I am reverse engineering SQL Server Database to a customized PostGreSQL DB. In SQL Server we have CLR based DataTypes like GUID(). I want to map GUID() from SQL to a Varchar(max) in above...
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[PowerDesigner Portal 16.5] service does not exists
Hi there, I'm trying to install the PowerDesigner Portal.I can succesfully finish the installation with the following settings So I have choosen to both install an new Tomcat server as well as a new...
View ArticleOld and new PowerDesigner Portal
Hello all, My last version of PowerDesigner and PowerDesigner Portal was 16.5. I updated to 16.5 SP4. The upgrade was ok but I noted that the PowerDesigner Portal updated to the new one and I lost the...
View ArticlePowerDesigner roadmap - Microsoft PDW (APS) support
Hi, is there a chance to get PowerDesigner roadmap?We would like to know whether there is planned support for Microsoft PDW (Parallel Data Warehouse) database. MS SQL Server definition file is only of...
View ArticleHow to prevent a Poodle attack
A Poodle attack is a form of man-in-the-middle attack that can occur when using HTTPS protocol to communicate from a web client to a server....
View ArticleFunction for Get a specific entity from Entity Collection
Hi All I found there is a function for retrieving the specific object collection from the Model Dim Mdl As PdCommon.BaseModel Set PD = CreateObject("PowerDesigner.Application") PD.OpenModel...
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Power AMC : Install Web Portal
Hello, I have some issues with the Power AMC Web Portal. I have installed the Sysam license server and Power AMC 16.5. I've created the referential with a SQLAnywhere12 database. All Works fine. I can...
View ArticleDomain Data type information Using script
Hi All I was trying to gather the data type information using Script For Each d In model.Domains Debug.Print d.Name Debug.Print d.DataTypeNextShows the below results NameA30Short...
View ArticleHow to automatically discover entity relationships when making ERD?
Hi Guys, I'm not sure if this has been asked and answered before but I searched and could not find the answer to my question. I'm new to PD and I want to reverse engineer an oracle database. I want to...
View Article[PDM] Generate change script between two revisions
Hello, is it possible to generate a change script from two revisions?If i have revision 10 and revision 15, i would like to generate the change script between them. At the moment i have to check out...
View ArticleCannot access ParentEntity for an Inheritance in a script
I'm writing a VBscript function to determine the ultimate parent entity for a LDM inheritance. It falls over at the first step, because PD doesn't allow me to access the parent entity for the...
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Extending a standard collection
Hi, I'm wondering, is it possible to extend a standard collection? I want to add some additional attributes ... I'm talking about this one here, but it doesn't matter ... a colleciton is a collection...
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How to import/set Foreign Identifier in Entity Attribute Properties
Hi, is there a way to import/set the Foreign Identifier in Entity Attribute Properties when importing Entity Attributes from Excel? Thanks,Rafal
View ArticleHow Do I import .xml file from SAP MDM
Hi everybody, I'm trying to import .xml file from MDM in Power Designer but none of Import options are working. When I try to import by XMI file option, the output panel returns an error with no...
View ArticleHow reliable is the repository
I am thinking about using the Powerdesigner Repsoitory to store my Powerdesigner files, but I have heard comments that make me concerned about its reliability. The models that I use contain extended...
View ArticlePowerDesigner 16.5 repository on Oracle
Hello, what are the recommendations for best PowerDesigner repository performance on Oracle 11g DB? The PD environment is quite small, little tens of models, 10 - 15 users. Anyway, I`d like to get...
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