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Posts
- Generating a macro to update an ER/Studio model from a #PowerDesigner model
- Working smarter with #PowerDesigner - changing the property displayed in the centre of a Conceptual Relationship in PowerDesigner Web
- ER/Studio conversion service for the FIB-DM Model is nearly ready #FIBO
- An informal introduction to PowerDesigner Web – 30th of September, 2020
- Watch this space for news of the ER/Studio conversion service for the FIB-DM Model #FIBO
- Work smarter with PowerDesigner - discover the Excel Import Wizard for £40 / $48
- That was a great presentation today at DAMA SA on "Semantics for Data Architects" with the FIB-DM model in PowerDesigner
- Book a FREE remote consultation on SAP #PowerDesigner so you can "Work Smarter with PowerDesigner"
- Adding existing relationships to a diagram in #PowerDesigner
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - Importing and drawing a complete LDM from Excel
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - Searching for and opening a diagram in PowerDesigner Web
- Let Metadata Matters help you to plug your #PowerDesigner Capability Gap
- Match your #PowerDesigner CDM and LDM symbols with the PowerDesigner Web
- Business Transformation requires joined-up thinking. The power of SAP #PowerDesigner will help you with that
- I'm looking forward to my #PowerDesigner presentation for #SAP and #Kronva at the end of the month - "Business Transformation requires joined-up thinking"
- How to add #Erwin Extended Notes to a #PowerDesigner model
- From ontology to data model, with the #PowerDesigner Glossary
- Here are the slides from my 2-hour #PowerDesigner presentation to the UK SAP Database & Technology User Group (UKSUG) today
- I'm looking forward to my 2 hours talking to UKSUG about #PowerDesigner next week
- New topic added to online #PowerDesigner Excel Import course - Importing subtype hierarchies in Barker Notation.
- #PowerDesigner chinwags - what topics would you like to discuss?
- #PowerDesigner adds support for #SnowflakeDB
- Don't underestimate what your modelling tool can do for you - an old tale of #PowerDesigner
- Join @MetadataJunkie for regular PowerDesigner chinwags
- Interested in booking a FREE remote consultation on SAP #PowerDesigner so you can "Work Smarter with PowerDesigner"?
- Work Smarter with #PowerDesigner - improve data modelling productivity with this new model extension
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - generate text from your model contents
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - How to display a 'Relationships' tab for entities
- If you want #PowerDesigner to provide support for MongoDB as well as JSON
- Improve your data modelling productivity with a new #PowerDesigner model extension #FIBO
- It's nice to hear my online #PowerDesigner course is easily worth the small cost
- I've added a video to demonstrate the #PowerDesigner "Ultimate Parents" model extension
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - automating the "Ultimate Parent entity" - model extension now available
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - the "Ultimate Parent entity" (part 2)
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - Multiple Inheritance and the "Ultimate Parent entity"
- Data models are not 'just documentation' @DV_Modeling @RoelantVos #PowerDesigner
- #JSON, Data Modelling and electric cars - what a mix #DMZone
- I'm really looking forward to Data Modelling Zone in Stuttgart this week #dmzone
- The first online #PowerDesigner training course is available from Metadata Matters. The course is called "Using the Excel Import Wizard"
- Please complete my survey about online training for SAP #PowerDesigner
- I'll be speaking about JSON at Data Modelling Zone in Stuttgart on November 8th - see you there #dmZone #datamodeling
- I do like adding narration to my #PowerDesigner online training - it helps to have the right equipment 🙂
- Last week, I delivered my first #PowerDesigner script built using my Model-driven development platform #DataLineage
- Using a #PowerDesigner model to help me build PowerDesigner scripts
- #LinkedIn is a really useful tool, so why don't people use it better?
- Looking for recommendations for an online #training #platform #Dataversity #Udemy
- The key features of SAP #PowerDesigner - last year's webinar - here's what I covered (and some more), with screen shots
- Catching up on the backlog of papers - I've added my 2010 EDW presentation on generating XML Schemas from models
- I'm looking for more #datamodelling tool challenges #datamodeling #Idera #ERStudio #SAP #PowerDesigner #erwin
- How are you using "Architecture Areas" in your #PowerDesigner models?
- My favourite #PowerDesigner features - my slides from Data Modelling Zone in Dusseldorf
- A review of "Best data modelling tools" falls well short of my expectations #PowerDesigner #erwin #erstudio
- What makes #PowerDesigner different? Find out at my #DMZone session in Dusseldorf next week
- I have a new blog post at 2nd Quadrant, called "Data Modelling – It’s a lot more than just a diagram" (illustrated with #PowerDesigner) #DataVault
- Looking for yourself can pay dividends #PowerDesigner
- Achieve better Data Quality by Improving Metadata Governance with SAP #PowerDesigner - recent webcast from @sandhillna
- Thanks to every one who joined my #PowerDesigner webinar today - here's what I covered (and some more), with screen shots
- In response to "Replacing the conceptual data model with the knowledge model" #PowerDesigner #Caspar
- Subject Areas - an art form for data modellers and data governance? #PowerDesigner #datagovernance #ERStudio
- "Making It Real" - Establishing the Interdependence of Data Governance and Your Data Models #mdmdg
- #PowerDesigner adds support for Amazon #Redshift
- "Making It Real" - Establishing the Interdependence of Data Governance and Your Data Models #edw2018
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - Choosing your Conversion Table
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - Converting Camel Case Codes to Mixed Case Names
- New! I've recorded a 4-part demo of #PowerDesigner for Data Architects - watch it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdYpvzDgIVZV-aBDagC_UVaPj0aHPlbX0
- Thanks to everybody who visited my blog in 2017 - you came from 108 different countries #PowerDesigner #datamodeling #datamodelling
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - use a Dependency Matrix to assign Domains to Attributes
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - adding a sub-Requirements tab in the RQM
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - How to display a 'Relationships' tab for entities
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - How to display 'missing' toolbars
- Work smarter with #PowerDesigner - showing both the Name and the Code on a symbol
- #PowerDesigner Tips and tricks - a brain dump from years of experience starts today
- #DataLineage – interested in integrating #PowerDesigner with #Solidatus?
- pass the salt - #ERwin buys another tool vendor
- Any #PowerDesigner newbies (in UK?) want some help for free?
- Please vote for your favourite data modelling tool, whatever it is #PowerDesigner #ERwin #Idera #ERStudio
- Which #BusinessRule do I believe? Is poor #metadata traceability to blame?
- April 28th Sandhill webinar - What’s new with SAP #PowerDesigner Latest Edition V16.6
- When your processes or business rules aren’t up to the job, don’t blame the customer #BusinessRules
- Pls join @datachick @donnaburbank @Suzanherself and me in "What's New in #DataModeling " - @Dataversity webinar Oct. 22 bit.ly/1WAlfEQ
- How about a #PowerDesigner day in Paris on Sept 21st? #PDDayEU
- Has any new governance, #metadata or #modeling product impressed you lately? Please let me know so I can compare them
- Buying another company? Have you checked the data models? #datamodeling #ITintegration #M&A
- Has any new governance, #metadata or #modeling product impressed you lately? Please let me know so I can compare them
- Do we really have Employee master data? #MDM #MasterDataFail #MasterDataSlaves
- Straightening relationship lines in #PowerDesigner
- Whatever happened to Information Management at this bank? #DataQualityFail
- How much can you rely on tool comparisons from tool vendors? #EDW15
- if you want #PowerDesigner to support #Archimate, tell SAP ASAP
- Trust and Traceability – Building an Information Architecture with SAP #PowerDesigner
- Blog post By Len Silverston, Universal Data Models, LLC: Collaboration Principles and Universal Data Model
- #PowerDesigner users- save $$, pre-register for ISUG-TECH 2015, and tell them what you want to see presented
- #PowerDesigner track at ISUG-TECH conference in April 2014
- Does TK Maxx need to employ data modellers? #datamodeling #datamodelling #dataquality #businessrules
- Joining the dots - mapping expectations to reality #EDW14
- Worldwide interest in #PowerDesigner
- Looking for PowerDesigner Training or expertise?
- What do you regard as essential knowledge for #PowerDesigner users?
- Back-to-back conferences next week in beautiful Bucks - #CHAR13 and #PGDayUK #PostgeSQL
- #PowerDesigner SIG to be held at Data Modelling Zone in Hanover in September #DMZ13
- Thanks to everyone who attended the #PowerDesigner meeting in London this morning #UKSUG
- UK #PowerDesigner Special Interest Group - meeting in London on July 3rd
- @datachick on blogging at #EDW2013
- Want to increase blog readership? Just mention #ERwin!
- Death by Spreadsheet at #EDW13
- PowerDesigner SIG confirmed for #EDW13
- New book on data modelling with #ER/Studio Data Architect out any day now
- Which nullability do you believe? #ERwin
- Interested in attending a #PowerDesigner session hosted by the UK Sybase User Group (UKSUG)?
- Death by Spreadsheet Part 2 - now on TDAN
- Death by Excel - revisited
- Sybase notifies end of life for #PowerDesigner 15
- torchbearer mode? Give me strength! #PlainEnglish
- Death by Spreadsheet
- Look no further for candidate data classes
- PD resources now uploaded as 'doc' files
- a new Art Form?
- Now available - “Extract and Use All the Metadata in your Packaged Applications”
- PowerDesigner SIG confirmed for #EDW12
- PowerDesigner SIG at #EDW12
- Oracle's free data modelling tool
- UML Best Practice: 5 rules for better UML diagrams
- PowerDesigner training now available via IRM UK
- PowerDesigner 16.1 - features
- Update on ERwin r8.2
- ERwin r8.2 features demonstrated today
- Data Modelling Zone - new conference in Baltimore in November
- ERwin r8.2 - see what's new on Feb 1st
- Let's get down to Business - webcasts from CA
- Read widely - here are some books data modellers should take a look at
- New TDAN article from me and Steve Hoberman
- Essential reading for data modellers - new book by Ross and Lam
- Download a chapter of the PD book for free
- Dedicated PowerDesigner web site launched by Sybase
- PD book is aimed at ALL PD users
- The book is shipping now - comments welcomed
- Join me at EMEA PowerDesigner Virtual User Group Meeting
- The book is with the printer now
- Sorry the book is delayed
- YouTube video from Sybase - the new 'Composer' licence
- Do you want to write a book on data modelling and XML?
- Discount also available on Donna Burbank's ERwin book
- Thanks for attending yesterday's webcast
- The book is finished!
- webcast - Data Modeling Made Simple with PowerDesigner
- Prophetic, or what?
- A confusion of reviews - what's to be done?
- PowerDesigner version 16 - new features Webcast
- My first articles in TDAN
- EDW thanks
- Useful filtering feature in PowerDesigner 15.3
- Seeking PowerDesigner 'gotchas'
- Advanced Display Options and an End to Custom Shapes (via Power Designing)
- New blog from Chris Bradley
- I'm presenting at EDW in Chicago
- New book by Steve Hoberman
- ER/Studio presentation on June 9th
- Data Modelling is Critical to SOA
- Help with OAGIS schemas, anyone?
- Poor Data Quality prevents a strike
- IT must take its own medicine
- Subterranean Computing
- Relational Databases Under Fire?
- Data Modelling tool vendors are letting us down
- Seven Deadly Sins of Database Design
- Data Ownership vs. Stewardship in TOGAF
- Data modeling & database design are NOT the same thing (Sharp)
- Does Information Technology have the monopoly on metadata?
- An impressive first post
- I'm new to WordPress
- Cottage Industry? I don't think so!