I have noticed that the DDL generated will often have objects generated out of order, such as some (but not all) tables and views being generated before the drop database command.
Is there something I am missing in the setup or options for generation that would make objects be generated in the logical order, i.e. tablespaces before tables, no ojects in the database before dropping the database, etc..
I am running 16.1.0.3917 EBF 18.
DB is DB2 z/OS V10
Can someone provide link to download PowerDesigner 16.5 VIEWER only?
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Url re-directs to (http://download.sybase.com/deployment/PowerDesigner/PowerDesigner165_Viewer.exe). But It keeps failing with below message
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Hi,
Request :
We would like to add a new tab on the table properties of a physical model.
Example
Explanation :
If we have a table with the following form: CREATE TABLE_1 (COL1 CHAR (10), COL2 NUMBER (6) COL3 VARCHAR2 (20));
We would like that the new tab to be similar to the one above.
This tab should have for each vertical column - the table columns names.
This tab should be displayed only if the table has a stereotype "LOV" for "List Of Values"
For each row in the screen above we will write the values of each table records.
Objective :
When we Generate Database the following SQL command must be generated : INSERT INTO TABLE_1 (COL1, COL2, COL3) VALUES ('', '', '');
We thought to add this command in the .XDB file (DBMS definition file) at table-level category => DBMS :: Script \ Objects \ Table \ Create
and using variables %TABLE% and %TABLDEFN%. But the TABLDEFN variable provides column names and types, "COL1 CHAR (10), COL2 NUMBER (6) COL3 VARCHAR2 (20)." Given that this variable is not very interesting we have achieve our goal with an extension (XEM). In fact we are able to generate an extension that will give us the following SQL command: insert into TABLE_1 (COL1, COL2, COL3) values ('', '', ''); following the creation of the CREATE TABLE statement.
To complete with value we have need our custom form tab.
PD provides at least below 2 ways to organize the Logical or Physical Model, namely use of Diagrams and Packages.
I have been using packages within a model to organize my models into subject area that allows me isolate each functionality and also manage it for working in a group and also print a model in subject area. I then use the default Diagram of the model file as the place to organize the Entity/Table at a summary level and all these are shortcut to Entity/Table.
The challenge with this is that I have to keep updating the summary models made of shortcuts as i make changes to model and new Entity/Table are added. The good part is that I just have to make changes to the Entity/Table once in the model and all the Shortcuts reflact the updates. I can also list all Entity/Tables in the Menu|Model option and this lists out all the objects and the property 'Object Type' can distinguish if the entity is origianl or a short cut and visually the entity Icon has a little shortcut symbol at the botom left corner, this way I know when i am dealing with a shortcut.
However, I think Diagrams can help me NOT constantly updating the packages and the summary view and still organize the model into Diagrams as subject areas and only deal with selected objects in each of them. but the challenge is to visually and in a listing be able to distinguish them.
Does any body have any idea as to how to handle this scenario?
I am using PD 16.5.0.4057 EBF3
Message was edited by: Adam Schertzer
Questions on Power Designer slowness and errors.
(1) My tool responds very slowly. If I am working on a tool for more than an hour, it becomes very slow to respond.
(2) Since last one week, I can't reverse engineer 10-15 views/tables at the same time. Output says reverse engineering successful but then my PD doesn't show anything on the screen and it freezes up and then I have to restart.
(3) I get following error messages again and again.
Error 1: "The user *************** no longer exists in the repository. Another user may have deleted it."
Error 2: "PDShell16.exe has stopped working." This error message just shuts off my PD and everything unsaved is gone.
Error 3: "Unexpected exception." This is also very annoying message I am getting everyday and PD just stops working.
Has anyone experienced any of these?
P.S.: I checked CPU memory usage and PD was using 1.6GB and I wasn't working with a big model.
Thanks,
Perry
Does anyone have product differences between Power designer's Data Architect, Enterprise Architect and Information Architect?
Hi,
is it possible to provide an abbreviation of a table. We use such abbreviation to build things like primary keys, foreign keys and so on from this.
Example:
table name: PARTNER_H
abbreviation: parth
this abbreviation is used for the other objects following a strict naming convention:
primary key column: parth_id
sequence for primary key column: seq_parth_id
primary key: pk_parth
alternate key: uk_parth
Is this possible? It would save a lot of time during design.
Hi,
the problem is the following: in the Glossary, we have some Business Rules defined. They are of type Validation or Constraint and shall be used to validate the data in the system. These Business Rules are used in Domains in a CDM model.
From that CDM model we are generating a PDM model (for HANA, but it's not working for any of the databases available for selection). Now: I would expect, as this has been defined in the CDM, the Business Rules replicated in the PDM model and used as constraints.
This is unfortunately working only for Business Functions, which are directly defined in the CDM model, not for those ones, defined in the Glossary and reused in the CDM model.
Working case:
- define Business Rule in CDM
- define Domain in CDM and assign Business Rule
- assign the domain to a attribute
- generate PDM from the CDM model
- the Business Rule is replicated in the PDM model, the check constraint for the table is generated correctly
NOT working case:
- define Business Rule in Glossary
- define Domain in CDM and assign the Business Rule from the Glossary
- assign the domain to a attribute
- generate PDM from the CDM model
- the Business Rule is NOT replicated in the PDM model, the check constraint for the table is MISSING
Do you think it's a bug, or am I doing something wrong?
P.S.
We are on 16.5 SP05
Thanks,
Rafal
I have noticed that the DDL generated will often have objects generated out of order, such as some (but not all) tables and views being generated before the drop database command.
Is there something I am missing in the setup or options for generation that would make objects be generated in the logical order, i.e. tablespaces before tables, no ojects in the database before dropping the database, etc..
I am running 16.1.0.3917 EBF 18.
DB is DB2 z/OS V10
Can someone provide link to download PowerDesigner 16.5 VIEWER only?
Trying to do "PowerDesigner 16.5 Viewer Software Download". from this URL (https://global.sap.com/campaign/ne/sybase/powerdesigner16_viewer/wty_g_12_syb_powerdesigner16_viewer.epx?Level=1&FormResultID=8bacf1f9-fe03-4484-8180-21d73f4d7175&ContinueURL=%2fcampaign%2fne%2fsybase%2fpowerdesigner16_viewer%2findex.epx%3fkNtBzmUK9zU&kNtBzmUK9zU=1).
Url re-directs to (http://download.sybase.com/deployment/PowerDesigner/PowerDesigner165_Viewer.exe). But It keeps failing with below message
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Hi All,
While generating Alter script, if "Backup Tables" option is selected, then PD renames existing table with "tmp_".
How can we change it to sth. else and also make it uppercase?
Using DBMS is DB2 for z/OS v10.
Using PD v16.5 SP04 PL04.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Mehmet
I need to throw a warning if a default isn't present on creation of a column. Is it possible to have a warning window rather than an error window pop up when a validation event is used? I've looked at Initialize and CanCreate, but they don't seem to fit this situation. Any feedback?
Thanks
I have a Conceptual Data Model (.cdm file) with several Packages. There are a number of diagrams per Package, and most contain Notes (the Note icon containing text).
Is it possible to run a List Report containing the content of all these Notes? I couldn't see anything suitable, despite playing with the Object Types for the List Report. I could move these to specific objects in the model (Entity/ Attribute) if needed.
Thanks,
Antony
Hi,
I click on View=>Page view=>All pages
PowerDesigner display : 33 x 25 cells
a) Can we obtain with mouse mouvement values for X and Y axis when we go on Page View ?
b) Do you know in which form I can get symbols X,Y axis position ?
I know I can do a vb script to obtain these values and add extended attributes. I would know if X,Y axis position is already available in a symbol properties form ?
c) Do you know if PowerDesigner display in a specific form (Diagram, Model Options, etc.) : upper right, upper left, lower right, lower left - In fact dimensions of All Pages view ?
d) Can I add / reduce the number of cells ? from 33 x 25 to 20 x 20 ?
Thank you
Hi,
I am unable to see the option Database --> Apply Model Changes to HANA repository as described in the documentation.
If a plug in needs to be enabled, then how to go about doing that?
Thanks
Hi everybody.
Iam generatingan RTFreport of anMPDwhich contains the list ofstandardcontrols andthe most of thecolumnsdo not have adefined list ofvalues.
I'mtrying to filterthis attributeto avoid generatingmany fields without information. The problem isI cannot findhow to do it. There are chances for filtered byallother attributes, such as maximumorminimum value, but not for the value list.
Someone knowsa way todo it?
Thank you very much,
Hi everybody.
WhenI generatean RTFreport withthe oldeditor,I cangenerate the tableof contentswithout problems,whereas ifI usethe neweditor,I cannotgenerate the tableof contents. The new editor “bring to” Word different text styles (tl1, tl2, tl3, etc instead of Titre 1, Titre2, Titre3, etc).
I have triedtochangethe text style in PowerDesigner before generatingthe report withoutsuccess.
I'msure it'sa problem withthe neweditor, because I using the samemodel of report with the old and new editors.
The solution is tochange the styleof all titles, is too long.
Is there anyway to force the new editortogenerate the titles according tothe predefinedstyleWord? 
PowerDesigner version: 16.5.4.1
Word 2010
Thank you.
Questions on Power Designer slowness and errors.
(1) My tool responds very slowly. If I am working on a tool for more than an hour, it becomes very slow to respond.
(2) Since last one week, I can't reverse engineer 10-15 views/tables at the same time. Output says reverse engineering successful but then my PD doesn't show anything on the screen and it freezes up and then I have to restart.
(3) I get following error messages again and again.
Error 1: "The user *************** no longer exists in the repository. Another user may have deleted it."
Error 2: "PDShell16.exe has stopped working." This error message just shuts off my PD and everything unsaved is gone.
Error 3: "Unexpected exception." This is also very annoying message I am getting everyday and PD just stops working.
Has anyone experienced any of these?
P.S.: I checked CPU memory usage and PD was using 1.6GB and I wasn't working with a big model.
Thanks,
Perry
Hi,
I click on View=>Page view=>All pages
PowerDesigner display : 33 x 25 cells
a) Can we obtain with mouse mouvement values for X and Y axis when we go on Page View ?
b) Do you know in which form I can get symbols X,Y axis position ?
I know I can do a vb script to obtain these values and add extended attributes. I would know if X,Y axis position is already available in a symbol properties form ?
c) Do you know if PowerDesigner display in a specific form (Diagram, Model Options, etc.) : upper right, upper left, lower right, lower left - In fact dimensions of All Pages view ?
d) Can I add / reduce the number of cells ? from 33 x 25 to 20 x 20 ?
Thank you
Hi,
I am unable to see the option Database --> Apply Model Changes to HANA repository as described in the documentation.
If a plug in needs to be enabled, then how to go about doing that?
Thanks