PowerDesigner Database System Analysis, Design, and Application

Author: Jiang Jiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: PowerDesigner 10 is a new software analysis and design tool released by Sybase and is currently one of the most popular software analysis and design tools. This book first introduces the basic concepts and operations of PowerDesigner, then focuses on database system design modeling, covering several parts such as Conceptual Data Model (CDM), Physical Data Model (PDM), Multidimensional Data Model, Document Generation (Report), and Version Control (Repository). From a practical perspective, the book explains concepts through examples, striving for clear understanding and application-oriented content to help users systematically master PowerDesigner. In the Document Generation (Report) section, it adopts a problem-oriented approach to systematically elaborate on how to solve practical issues encountered in document generation, thereby creating documents that meet users' specific needs. While introducing PowerDesigner, the book also incorporates basic theoretical knowledge of related content to assist readers unfamiliar with the tool in quickly grasping it for better usage. Additionally, the book includes a chapter of frequently asked questions and answers from CSDN users, compiled by the author, presented in an FAQ format. This aims to address as many practical application issues as possible for readers, which is a distinctive feature of the book. The book requires readers to have a certain foundation in database knowledge and basic software engineering principles. It is suitable for database analysis modelers, project managers, and software developers interested in analysis and design, as well as serving as a textbook for database design.
PowerDesigner 10 is a new software analysis and design tool released by Sybase and is currently one of the most popular software analysis and design tools. This book first introduces the basic concepts and operations of PowerDesigner, then focuses on database system design modeling, covering several parts such as Conceptual Data Model (CDM), Physical Data Model (PDM), Multidimensional Data Model, Document Generation (Report), and Version Control (Repository). From a practical perspective, the book explains concepts through examples, striving for clear understanding and application-oriented content to help users systematically master PowerDesigner. In the Document Generation (Report) section, it adopts a problem-oriented approach to systematically elaborate on how to solve practical issues encountered in document generation, thereby creating documents that meet users' specific needs. While introducing PowerDesigner, the book also incorporates basic theoretical knowledge of related content to assist readers unfamiliar with the tool in quickly grasping it for better usage. Additionally, the book includes a chapter of frequently asked questions and answers from CSDN users, compiled by the author, presented in an FAQ format. This aims to address as many practical application issues as possible for readers, which is a distinctive feature of the book. The book requires readers to have a certain foundation in database knowledge and basic software engineering principles. It is suitable for database analysis modelers, project managers, and software developers interested in analysis and design, as well as serving as a textbook for database design.