I could not connect to repository from my PD 16.5 this afternoon. The ODBC connection is ok. And I could connect to the repository from PD this morning as well. There is no error message, the PowerDesigner just hanging, no response. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Laura
Hi all...
Can we import JSON file into Power Designer ? If possible, how ?
Hi friends!
I would like to present the next case to get some ideas on how implement this.
CASE:
I have a PDM model that is used to generate scripts to change database of a system. We create, alter e populate tables (and other objects) using this model and deliver scripts to change the database with the new version of the system.
Evolution of the System:
System version A
Database script Version 1:
CREATE TABLE a (...)
INSERT INTO a VALUES (1,1);
INSERT INTO a VALUES (1,2);
System version B
Database script Version 2:
CREATE TABLE b (...)
INSERT INTO b VALUES (a,a);
INSERT INTO b VALUES (a,b);
INSERT INTO a VALUES (1,3); -- !!!
Questions:
How can I insert the new script to insert values in "a" (!!!) and generate DDL script using "Database\Modify Database" with all the others changes.
Is there a way to move this script do insert values in "a" at the end of the file?
Problems:
If I put the script at the Script\End tab of Table Properties on Version 1, the Version 2 will not have the INSERT script after run "Database\Modify Database".
Thanks in advance!
After missing EDW last year, I'll be there in April. There are always lots of PD people there, will you be one of them?
Hi Community,
In my current project we are building an EDWH architecture with SAP HANA in the center. SAP Power Designer is used as tool to design the physical data models. We want to govern the entire development process via Power Designer, hence every table should be first defined there. In the end we want to forward engineer the model to SAP HANA, preferably using the feature "Apply Model Changes to HANA Repository" in Power Designer. However when trying to do this we are getting the following issue:
After going back and forward again in the dialog, we receive another error:
I have two questions:
We are using the following versions:
Kind Regards
Matthias
Hi,
I'm creating a database schema for use across
MS-SQL, Postgres and Sybase ASE
We already have some tables in Sybase following CamelCase (Pascal case to be specific)
which we can't create in db's which are case insensitive.
Is there a way we can create a model with one set of table namings but generate a model which generates a different set of namings
eg
UPLOAD_CONTROL is left untouched for MS-SQL and becomes UploadControl when creating for Sybase ?
or
UploadControl is left untouched for ASE and becomes UPLOAD_CONTROL when creating for MS-SQL
Hi all,
I had created some extensions where I have placed some new icons.The property window icon is same for all the icons in default.How can I change or add extra properties to that property window for a newly created icon.Please let me know the process to add menus or properties to the newly created icon .
Thanks,
Neeharika.
Hello,
,
in Powerdesigner 16.5 i created a PDM. Now i want to connect to our Oracle 11 database to set up the database with the tables etc. However, i've tried connecting to Oracle but each time powerdesigner gives me an error.
Through ODBC i get following error: "The oracle Oracle client and network components are not found..."
Through native connection i get following error: "Connection test failed", while i was assured by other people the settings are fine.
I really would be grateful if someone could put me in the right direction. Where to look or what tools i can use to further find out what problem is causing this. On the same machine i can connect to the Oracle database without any issues using other tool like PL/SQL developer.
Many thanks,
Udo Hettema
I have to create a lot of views with a lot of tables.
When I join a view to a table, I seem to have to enter all the columns manually.
Is there a way to automatically select every column from the table so I can then remove the few I don't need ?
Thanks
Mike
I could not connect to repository from my PD 16.5 this afternoon. The ODBC connection is ok. And I could connect to the repository from PD this morning as well. There is no error message, the PowerDesigner just hanging, no response. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Laura
I'm reverse engineering a very large ( 400+ tables, 900+ edition views) database and it takes a very long time to produce the diagram at the end that contains all of the reverse engineered objects. For this size database the diagram is basically worthless. Is there a way to stop PD from creating the diagram?
I'm working with both PD 16.2 and 16.5.
Thanks
Tim
Is there a way to import a data model created in ER Studio to PowerDesigner? With ERwin, I know you can save the model as XML and then import that, but I'm not familiar with ER Studio. Any feedback would be much appreciated!
Hello all,
Sorry in advance if this basic question has already been asked. I have had a look at the forums first, as well as the documentation, without finding the answer I am looking for.
I am new to PowerDesigner 16.5, currently testing the reverse engineering function with a SQL Server 2012 database
I am trying to find how to import the table extended properties that were applied to the sql server tables (sp_addextendedproperties)
If it has already been imported with the reverse engineering default options, I can't see it anywhere in the resulting diagram.
Thank you in advance for your help 
I have a lot of tables in my design and therefore many joins between them.
I try and ensure they don't cross each other too much (in fact I only have 3 lines crossing so far) so it easy to follow the links.
Unfortunately when adding an additional join/line PowerDesigner has a tendency to move all the lines connected to the object I'm connecting.
Is there someway to lock the lines in place so they stop getting moved around so badly.
Also PowerDesigner itself will sometimes put 2 90degree angles in a line - but I can't work out how to do it myself.
Is there a way I can create more circuitous lines rather than a direct line ?
Thanks
Discovered a syntax issue with the DDL when specifying a default value for a timestamp. The DDL needs to look like the following:
DEFAULT TIMESTAMP '1900-01-01 00:00:00.000000'
But PowerDesigner will only specify DEFAULT '1900-01-01 00:00:00.000000'
I tried adding the TIMESTAMP keyword as part of the value, but of course PowerDesigner doesn't know what to do with that and puts quotes around it. My other thought is to customize the XDB (which I already have quite a bit given we are on Teradata v15) to put a condition to change the DDL if the data type is a date, but I cannot seem to get the syntax right. I am using %DATATYPE%='TIMESTAMP(6)'? for the condition. No variation of this in modifying the column syntax to check for a condition works so that the code will look like the following if the condition is met:
[.Z:[%WITHDEFAULT%? with
default[ %DEFAULT%]:[ DEFAULT TIMESTAMP %DEFAULT%]]
Would very much appreciate any assistance or pointers in getting this resolved.
Hi Experts.
I am miserably failing while trying to setup a connection in PowerDesigner to HANA.
Here is the Connection Profile I am using :
And then test connection Fails !
("Could not Initialize JavaVM!")
I also tried the Import wizard : I am successful in visualizing Packages, Views, Schema, tables... ( It takes quite a while to retrieve all this) And then clicking on 'Finish', I get the frustrating message :
... And also
Could not Initialize JavaVM!
Thanks for your help !
Has anyone installed a PowerDesigner 16.5 License Server (Sysam Server) on a Linux machine?
Hi,
I am looking for documentation on the tables in the database which underpins our PD repository. It's an Oracle DB which I can query using the all_tables view and our DB user, which brings back over 300 tables, all prefixed with 'PM_'. I presume these are all out of the box tables which will contain objects in the various models checked into the repository. I can't find much in the tool help itself.
Thanks,
Antony
Hello PD folks
Running PD 16.5 we are currently working with 3 People and 1 Floating licence.
When 1 user closes PD then it takes hours until another user can open PD.
The user who closed it can open it again, so i think the problem is the licence-server not freeing the licence
Is there a tool/Workaround to free the licence immediatly ?
We have no direct access to the backend of PD (and when we open a ticket to the internal Helpdesk then it takes also a lot of time to solve this)
thanks for help
dj
Hi
I use Power AMC 16 to export a data model to Excel by running this VB Script found on the Net
But I get this error.
Microsoft VBScript compilation error
Identifier expected (0x800A03F2)
At line 68, character 7 width.
Can you help
G
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