PowerDesigner 16.1 – features
The dust has settled on PowerDesigner 16.0, and now Sybase have released 16.1. I didn’t notice any fanfare or an announcement, but here it is. There’s something in it for most users, in a number of...
View ArticlePowerDesigner training now available via IRM UK
So you’ve bought Sybase PowerDesigner, and your experienced data modellers are flummoxed. Why did we buy this tool, they exclaim? It doesn’t work the way I think it should! They’re bound to be familiar...
View ArticlePowerDesigner SIG at #EDW12
If you’re attending EDW in Atlanta, and you’re interested in PowerDesigner, please read on. I’ve asked Wilshire if we can hold a PowerDesigner Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting at EDW this year,...
View ArticlePowerDesigner SIG confirmed for #EDW12
The PowerDesigner SIG has been confirmed – enter it in your diaries, and be prepared for an early start. It starts at 07:30 AM on Tuesday, May 1. See...
View ArticlePD resources now uploaded as ‘doc’ files
I’ve changed the way I provide PowerDesigner resources. There have been problems copying XML from the blog pages into text files, so I will now upload individual files. WordPress does not allow me to...
View ArticleInterested in attending a #PowerDesigner session hosted by the UK Sybase User...
There is no real PD community in the UK (perhaps in Europe?), which I think is a real shame. We all need to share our experiences with and knowledge of the tool, and have our chance to talk to SAP’s...
View ArticlePowerDesigner SIG confirmed for #EDW13
The PowerDesigner SIG has been confirmed, so please enter it in your diaries. We don’t have the early start we had last year – the session starts at 18:00 on Monday, April 29.It’s the last session of...
View ArticleWant to increase blog readership? Just mention #ERwin!
Looking back through my blog statistics, there are some very obvious spikes. I can’t say that these postings were ‘popular’, or that they went viral, but they do show up on the graph. What those spikes...
View ArticleUK #PowerDesigner Special Interest Group – meeting in London on July 3rd
It’s taken a while to organise, and now it’s here! Registrations are now being taken for the inaugural PowerDesigner Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting. Please extend this invitation to any...
View ArticleWhat do you regard as essential knowledge for #PowerDesigner users?
In 2011 I co-authored “Data Modeling Made Simple with PowerDesigner” with Steve Hoberman. From the title it’s obvious that data modellers were the primary audience, though I did my best to structure...
View ArticleLooking for PowerDesigner Training or expertise?
As the author of “Data Modeling Made Simple with PowerDesigner”, I am in a unique position to provide your organisation with the insights and knowledge you need to understand PowerDesigner, and how to...
View ArticleWorldwide interest in #PowerDesigner
Yesterday I posted a blog page about PowerDesigner training and services. I expected there to be some interest in the page, but I didn’t expect it to be quite so widespread. The interest, measured in...
View Article#PowerDesigner speakers needed for ISUG-TECH in Atlanta
I’ve often wondered why there are so few opportunities for PowerDesigner users to get together. No conferences, and very few user group meetings. Whatever the reason, it’s up to us to do something...
View Article#PowerDesigner track at ISUG-TECH conference in April 2014
ISUG-TECH is an annual conference for users of ex-Sybase products – this year we expect more than 500 technical attendees. This year’s conference will take place at the Hilton Atlanta, Georgia, United...
View ArticleSubmit your #PowerDesigner enhancements via #ISUG, then we can all vote on them
The Independent SAP Technical User Group is an independent association that represents and supports thousands of technical users of SAP products in more than sixty countries around the world. They have...
View ArticleEnhancement request process for SAP #PowerDesigner, via @ISUG (part 1)
The Independent SAP Technical User Group (ISUG-TECH) have re-opened the PowerDesigner enhancement forum, which allows you to submit and VOTE FOR enhancements to PowerDesigner. This is the place to...
View ArticleApril 28th Sandhill webinar – What’s new with SAP #PowerDesigner Latest...
Join us for a webinar on Apr 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3620953847587697409 Strategic decisions are based on data. The quality of your data will...
View ArticlePlease vote for your favourite data modelling tool, whatever it is...
The people at ERwin pay a lot more attention than some other vendors do to promoting their product, including asking their users to vote for them in various polls or awards. Currently they’re asking...
View ArticleAny #PowerDesigner newbies (in UK?) want some help for free?
If you or your friends / colleagues are new to PowerDesigner, no matter what you’re using it for, there is bound to be something that you’re not sure of the best way of doing, like including existing...
View Articlepass the salt – #ERwin buys another tool vendor
Interesting news the other day. Following on from their acquisition of cloud-based Enterprise Architecture tool vendor Corso earlier in the year, ERwin have purchased Casewise, the vendor of a tool...
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