PowerDesigner Database System Analysis, Design, and Application (Development Expert)

Author: Jiang Jiang
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
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 key sections such as Conceptual Data Model (CDM), Physical Data Model (PDM), Multidimensional Data Model, Document Generation (Report), and Version Control (Repository). With a practical approach, the book explains concepts through examples, aiming for clear understanding and application-oriented learning to help users comprehensively master PowerDesigner. In the Document Generation (Report) section, it adopts a problem-oriented approach to systematically explain 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 concepts, assisting readers unfamiliar with the tool to grasp it quickly and use PowerDesigner more effectively. Additionally, the book includes a chapter of frequently asked questions (FAQs) from CSDN users and the author's responses, aiming to address practical issues as comprehensively as possible. This is also a distinctive feature of the book. The book assumes readers have a certain foundation in database knowledge and software engineering principles. It is suitable for database analysis and modeling personnel, project managers, and software developers interested in analysis and design, as well as serving as a textbook for database design.