PowerDesigner
The all-in-one modelling and design solution
PowerDesigner is an all-in-one modeling and design solution for enterprises that need to build or re-engineer applications quickly, consistently and cost-effectively. PowerDesigner can assume a variety of roles and responsibilities across the enterprise. It offers advanced techniques to improve information system manageability, quality, integrity and performance.
Sybase® PowerDesigner® 12.5, a model-driven approach to aligning business and IT, is an enterprise modeling and design solution that helps you implement effective enterprise architecture and brings powerful analysis and design techniques to your development lifecycle. PowerDesigner uniquely combines several standard data modeling techniques (UML, Business Process Modeling and market-leading data modeling) together with leading development platforms such as .NET, WorkSpace, PowerBuilder®, Java™, Eclipse, etc., to bring business analysis and formal database design solutions to the traditional software development lifecycle. And it works with over 60 RDBMS.
Benefits
The safe choice
PowerDesigner’s market proven commitment to innovations in Data, UML and Business Modeling make it the safe choice for all modeling requirements. PowerDesigner is a standard in many organizations worldwide.
Graphical ease of use
PowerDesigner’s highly customizable user interface makes common tasks easy while empowering advanced users rapid access to all features.
Align business and IT
PowerDesigner facilitates Business and IT alignment through team collaboration techniques, Link and Synch technology between all Requirements, Business, UML and Data models.
Improve individual productivity
PowerDesigner’s model-driven approach features a series of customizable code and DDL generators, reverse-engineering and of code synchronization capabilities that significantly reduce manual code creation, maintenance and re-engineering efforts.
Improve team productivity
PowerDesigner provides all modelers the ideal team-sharing environment with the only complete and secure metadata repository for all modeling types.
Document existing systems
PowerDesigner fosters greater enterprise collaboration through flexible, wizard driven list based or multi-model RTF and fully hyperlinked HTML document based reporting.
Open support
PowerDesigner benefits heterogeneous systems understanding by supporting all leading development, XML, database and process language standards within a single tool and framework.
Highly customizable
PowerDesigner can be easily “programmed” to enforce corporate or regulatory standards and practices through embedded VB Scripting, a fully scriptable COM interface, customizable metamodel and fully documented API.
Reduce the impact of change
PowerDesigner significantly reduces the cost and time when implementing any change though a fast and accurate bi-directional multi-model impact analysis view integrating all requirements, analysis, detailed database and application models.
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