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2018-09-29T01:09:00Z

What needs improvement with SAP PowerDesigner?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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@Lasha Grdzelishvili  if your model is connected to the target database you can execute  DBMS/Apply changes in database.... That will give you the possibility to see what's the difference between your model and the actual implementation. The results can be generated as a file (to be revised later or applied by a DBA that has the rights) or, if your connection is admin, persist the changes.  

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@Bhargav Thota PD is able to generate with ALTER. You just need to go in 'Generate Database' , 'Options' tab and select 'External', instead of 'Internal' for the specific artefact (constraints, FK, PK ...). reverse engineer imports also the Alter command.

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@Carel Van Der Merwe In the DBMS tab there is an 'Execute SQL' command... (sure you need to have your model connected to the database before :)

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SAP PowerDesigner is a valuable solution for developing several different types of data models according to business process needs. Data models can be logical, conceptual, and physical, and can also include dimensional and relational models. PowerDesiger has the ability to integrate a designed business process model with the actual database design to ensure that all the data process steps are included in the logical model. PowerDesigner is able to use the physical model to create the actual...
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